New standards being discussed for Arctic oil and gas activities
Representatives from seven countries have gathered in Tromsø this week to create a new set of standards for sustainable standardized
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Air route links Norway, Sweden and Finland in Arctic
TROMSØ: With economic support from the regions, Arctic Airlink will be the first east-west route linking Norway, Sweden and Finland
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Norway: New Arctic industry research program in Fram Centre underway
The MIKON flagship program in the Fram Centre is using both social and environmental sciences to examine how High North industrial development
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Ice-Blog: Arctic infrastructure cannot keep pace
The Russian response to Greenpeace’s protest at the Arctic Prirazlomnoye oil rig made it clear to a lot of people
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Ice-Blog: Sun returns after dark Arctic winter
The sun has come back over the horizon. I can understand why people celebrate it here. At the moment there
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Ice-Blog: Oil, Industry and Arctic Sustainability
I arrived at the university campus for Arctic Frontiers this morning to find a row of young people waiting to
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Ice-Blog: Sustainable future for Arctic people?
It has been a full day at Arctic Frontiers. This was day one of the two-day political segment (science follows
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Ice-Blog: Arctic hot topic in icy Tromso
It’s standing room only for anyone who came a bit late to the opening of Arctic Frontiers this morning. This
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Ice-Blog: Arctic Frontiers – Humans in the Arctic
“Development in the Arctic: Upcoming opportunities and challenges and how they may be met to ensure viable economic growth and
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Ice-Blog: Polar ice tipping points
As I get ready to head up to Tromso for the Arctic Frontiers conference and prepare my accreditation for the
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Ice-Blog: Norway focuses on “Humans in the Arctic”
With the Annual “Arctic Frontiers” conference in Norway’s “Arctic capital” Tromsö looming large on the horizon from January 19th to
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