ExxonMobil pulls out of Arctic cooperation with Rosneft
ExxonMobil is giving up its comprehensive Arctic cooperation with Rosneft. The Norwegians still cling on. It was ExxonMobil that signed
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Trump administration sought last-minute changes to soften Arctic Council climate-change commitment
When foreign ministers from all eight Arctic nations signed a declaration this month committing their countries to fighting climate change,
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With Trump administration intentions unclear, Alaskans might have to fill the void on Arctic policy
For the rapidly warming Arctic, where people may be anxious about climate change, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week had some soothing words.
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most Arctic of them all?
In 1976 the popular singer Gladys Knight made a little-known film called “Pipe Dreams,” set in Valdez during construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.
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Blog: Arctic Council continues to defy pessimism
On May 11th, the Arctic states and Indigenous Permanent Participants met in Fairbanks for the tenth Arctic Council Ministerial. Ministerial
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Blog: The last few bipolar months of the U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship are ending
Two years ago in Iqaluit, Canada’s “heart of the Arctic,” the U.S. took over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council,
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Arctic Council presents united front as Finland takes over from U.S.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska –The run up to this week’s Arctic Council ministerial was dominated by just how U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
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Finland’s foreign minister visits Washington en route to Arctic Council summit
Foreign Minister and Finns Party leader Timo Soini will meet his US counterpart Rex Tillerson in Alaska this week, but
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U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson will attend Arctic Council event in Fairbanks
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be in Fairbanks on May 10 and 11 to attend the Arctic
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Blog: Tillerson’s hearing: Would U.S.-Russia partnership worsen Arctic climate?
At Senate confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, expected topics like Russia, nuclear
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The Arctic, not Middle East, will top Russian-U.S. agenda says diplomat
The Arctic, and not the Middle East, will soon be on top of Russian-U.S. agenda, a Russian top diplomat says.
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