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Alaska trip shows Obama’s commitment to Arctic: Kerry

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2015 at 13:56 — Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015 at 20:06
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Federal officials have made a lot of unfulfilled promises in the past about paying attention to the issues and needs

Only 15 contracts have been signed since Sweden launched its rural housing plan. (Jens Tisbo/Sveriges Radio)

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Sweden’s plan to boost rural housing fails

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 13:26
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The Swedish government’s investment in a guaranteed line of credit to build new houses in rural areas has been a

A “Bambi Bucket,” hanging from a helicopter releases hundreds of gallons of water onto the Stetson Creek Fire near Cooper Landing, Alaska on June 17, 2015. (Sgt. Balinda O’Neal/U.S. Army National Guard via AP)

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Wildfires prompt evacuation alerts in Alaska

Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Dispatch News @teganhanlon
Posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 13:22 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 18:39
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Wildfires prompted an evacuation notice for a six-mile stretch of the Elliot Highway in Interior Alaska on Monday evening, while the village

Some people in northern Sweden are concerned about increased bear sightings near their communities. (iStock)

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Petition to restrict brown bears in North Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, May 29, 2015 at 19:05 — Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015 at 15:46
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Numerous sightings of brown bear close to populated areas in Härjedalen in northern Sweden have led residents to start a petition,

A snowmobiler makes his way through the ice on Frobisher Bay outside of Iqaluit. Canada's Arctic capital of 7,000, like other Arctic communities, is growing rapidly, in part due to migration from smaller communities, according to the second Arctic Human Development Report. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

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Arctic health poorer in Canada

Lynn Desjardins, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 19:08 — Last Updated: Friday, February 20, 2015 at 16:28
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The well-being of northerners in Canada’s Arctic compares poorly with people in other polar regions of the world, according to

A couple of decades ago the landscape was much different and the trip almost impossible. A couple of decades from now, the film suggests the situation will possibly be even much different from today as a warming climate greatly changes the high Arctic. (Polar Sea- Primitive Films)

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Polar Sea : major new Arctic adventure, science, social documentary series

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, November 24, 2014 at 21:24 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 21:29
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A new documentary film series is part crazy sailing adventure and part environmental film showing the rapid and drastic changes

A Swedish Navy fast-attack craft patrols in the the Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, on October 18 2014. (Pontus Lundahl/AFP/Getty Images)

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Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 11/21/14

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, November 21, 2014 at 21:51 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:00
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of the top headlines from Eye on the Arctic this week:

The Kremlin (pictured above) has over the last years established several territorial-dedicated ministries. (iStock)

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Kremlin moves Arctic closer to Moscow

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 21, 2014 at 16:59 — Last Updated: Monday, November 24, 2014 at 21:32
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Governors’ elections will be abolished and the governance of Arctic territories is likely to be transferred to a new Ministry

Organic food is overrated say Swedish researchers. (iStock)

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Organic farming does not benefit the environment, say researchers

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 19:22 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 21:29
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Relying on organic crop production would be “disastrous” and could “lead to starvation”, according to researchers at the Swedish University

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping drink a toast on Nov. 12, 2014. The two leaders pledged to take ambitious action to limit greenhouse gases ahead of climate change negotiations next year. (Greg Baker/AP)

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China-US climate deal puts pressure on Canada

Lynn Desjardins, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 21:29 — Last Updated: Monday, November 17, 2014 at 21:35
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Pressure will increase on Canada to do more to curb greenhouse gas emissions now that the United States and China

Reykjavik, Iceland. The Arctic Circle Assembly was held in the city this week. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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10 takeaways from the 2014 Arctic Circle Assembly

Craig Medred, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 14:24 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 21:29
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — The second annual Arctic Circle Assembly wrapped up Sunday in this beautiful city on the western shore

There are many different caribou herds in regions all across Canada, but most are experiencing dramatic declines. While habitat loss and industrial activity are listed as a major concern, increased pressure from hunting in order for meat and fish to be sold online has also become a concern. This was the most retweeted story on Eye on the Arctic this week. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)

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Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 10/24/14

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 at 21:14 — Last Updated: Friday, October 24, 2014 at 21:15
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

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Air route links Norway, Sweden and Finland in Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 20:49 — Last Updated: Friday, October 17, 2014 at 18:20
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TROMSØ: With economic support from the regions, Arctic Airlink will be the first east-west route linking Norway, Sweden and Finland

The Clipper Adventurer cruise ship shown in 2010. The cruise ship passengers were stranded in the Arctic for almost two days before being rescued by the Canadian Coast Guard. (Canadian Coast Guard / The Canadian Press)

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Feature Interview: The environmental and social impacts of Arctic tourism

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, September 26, 2014 at 19:28 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:03
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The changing Arctic climate has opened up business and economic opportunities in everything from resource development to shipping. Arctic tourism

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife, Laureen, take a closer look at an iceberg in a Zodiac inflatable boat Sunday west of Pond Inlet on Eclipse Sound. Harper wrapped up his annual trip to Canada's North this week. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

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Feature Interview: What Prime Minister’s northern tours tell us about Canada’s shifting Arctic priorities

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 at 21:25 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:05
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Canada’s prime minster Stephen Harper wrapped up a six-day tour to the country’s Far North earlier this week. Marked with