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Inuit in northwestern Canada warn new law could entrench federal authority of Beaufort Sea

Randi Beers, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 3, 2019 at 11:25 — Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2019 at 14:07
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As the federal government enters negotiations on how to co-manage oil and gas development in the Beaufort Sea, the Inuvialuit

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Unfazed by youth climate protests, Norwegian gov expands Arctic drilling

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 13:45 — Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2019 at 13:02
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Environmentalists say the Norwegian government neglects not only the young protesters, but also professional advice of leading experts. Forty thousand

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Democrats continue fight against drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge in U.S. Congress

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 13:38
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Democrats in Washington, D.C. are still hoping to block drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The latest attempt

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Chinese rig makes massive gas discovery in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 10:13 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 15:37
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The Nan Hai Ba Hao platform has found more than a trillion cubic meters of natural gas in the Kara

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General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia’s new energy security doctrine focuses on global threats and challenges

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 13:32 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 11:30
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Western sanctions, armed conflicts and cyber-attacks against energy infrastructure, moving of the centre of global economic gravity towards the Asia-Pacific

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Arсtic oil field could be Russia’s biggest discovery in 30 years

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 10:42 — Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2019 at 12:08
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A major oil development project could soon unfold in the Yenisey River delta, Russia. Near the area where the river

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General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Bill to protect ANWR passes early hurdle in Washington

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 10:21 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 10:22
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Indigenous Gwich’in leaders say they’re hopeful after a U.S. bill to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), located in

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General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia, China step up talks over Arctic shipping

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 13:50 — Last Updated: Friday, May 3, 2019 at 13:54
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Russian president Vladimir Putin aims for more Chinese investments in Arctic LNG and growth in trans-shipments on the Northern Sea

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

PMs from Canada’s central, eastern Arctic share conservative counterparts’ frustration with Ottawa

David Thurton, CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 29, 2019 at 10:53
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Two of Canada’s territorial premiers say they share the frustrations of the growing consensus of conservative premiers who oppose Prime

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Greenpeace activists board oil platform in Arctic Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 29, 2019 at 10:25
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Four representatives of Greenpeace jumped onboard oil rig West Hercules as it was being made ready for the drilling of

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General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

U.S. Interior Dept. delays offshore drilling plan: report

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, April 26, 2019 at 10:59 — Last Updated: Friday, April 26, 2019 at 16:11
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The Trump administration’s plan to expand offshore drilling in the Arctic and throughout U.S. coastal waters is on indefinite hold.

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A file photo of liquefied natural gas reservoirs in the port of Sabetta on the Kara Sea shore line on the Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic circle, some 2500 km of Moscow.
General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia is building a new Arctic with private investments

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 10:35 — Last Updated: Friday, April 26, 2019 at 12:01
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A system with major tax breaks is to make private investors place billions in Russia’s new regional infrastructure. “We have

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Project aims to eliminate fossil fuels from Swedish flights

Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 11:24 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:22
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A new project got off the ground on Monday, one that aims to get the aviation industry flying on fossil-free

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Northern Sea Route: Russia’s Rosatom aims to surpass Putin’s target

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 10:04 — Last Updated: Friday, April 12, 2019 at 16:37
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Shipping on the Northern Sea Route will amount to 92.6 million tons in 2024, leader of nuclear power company Rosatom

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Russian oil giant Rosneft promises massive shipping boost on Northern Sea Route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 14:10
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We will build an Arctic cluster that will help boost shipments on the Northern Sea Route, leader of Russia’s biggest

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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