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GREENLAND'S NEW GOVERNMENT REITERATES ITS OPPOSITION TO With less than a month left for the public to comment on a proposed rare earths and uranium mine that has polarized Greenland, that country’s newly elected government has reiterated its opposition to the project, while at the same time underscoring that it is fully behind development of a mining sector. The government of Múte OIL DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA'S ARCTIC REMAINS IN LIMBO Nearly four months after the Trump administration sold oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil activity on federal lands remains in limbo as the new administration evaluates its policy options for the area. President Joe Biden, in an Inauguration Day executive order, paused oil activity in the Arctic refuge, part of abroader
RUSSIA POSTPONES ITS ARCTIC FORUM TO SPRING 2022 Russia postpones its Arctic Forum to spring 2022. When it is eventually, held next spring, the postponed forum will be closely linked to Russia's chairmanship of the Arctic Council, a presidential advisor said. The Arctic Forum 2019 was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Norwegian PM Erna Solberg and Finnish President SauliNiinistö.
TOP US, RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS TO MEET DURING ARCTIC COUNCIL Top U.S. and Russian diplomats plan to meet in Iceland next week on the sidelines of the biennial Arctic Council ministerial meeting, amid mounting concerns over climate change and geopolitics in the North. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a call on Wednesday and made plans to meet MARY RIVER MINE COULD BE MOTHBALLED, SAYS BAFFINLAND Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.’s president and CEO Brian Penney says there’s a possibility the company might mothball its Mary River iron mine next year. Penney explained in an April 30 letter that shareholders are saying they won’t invest any more money because there have been delays securing the approval to expand the operationin northern
FOR FORTUNE HUNTERS DREDGING ALASKA'S BERING SEA FLOOR FOR T he lure of gold that brought thousands of fortune hunters to the northwest edge of the continent a century ago remains powerful in Nome, the hub town for Alaska’s Bering Strait region.. Among those who felt the pull was Alexei Klutchnikov. Last fall, while standing on the deck of his converted fishing boat — part of an armada of vessels retrofitted with equipment to dredge the floor of GEOPOLITICS IS MAKING TWO RARE EARTHS MINING PROJECTS INAUTHOR:KRESTIA DEGEORGE
Geopolitics is making two rare earths mining projects in Greenland more complicated. The minerals are important for green technologies, but China dominates global processing capacity, which concerns the U.S. and some European nations. View of the Narsaq Valley in southern Greenland toward Kvanefjeld, or Kuannersuit, mountain, one of theworld
APPEALS COURT HALTS CONSTRUCTION AT CONOCOPHILLIPS' WILLOWAUTHOR:KRESTIA DEGEORGE
ANCHORAGE — An appeals court has blocked construction of ConocoPhillips’ $2 billion-plus Willow oil project in Alaska’s western Arctic, putting on hold plans for one of the biggest oil projects in North Slope history. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a weekend order sided with plaintiffs from environmental and Alaska Native groups who challenged THE DEATH OF A NUNAVUT POLAR BEAR BIOLOGIST IN SUNDAY'SAUTHOR: KRESTIADEGEORGE
The death of a leading Nunavut polar bear biologist, Markus Dyck, in a helicopter crash on Sunday near Resolute Bay, is a “tremendous loss and a sad, sad day for polar bear research,” says his close friend, Harvey Lemelin, a professor at Lakehead University. Lemelin, along with several other friends, confirmed that the Igloolik-basedresearcher
NEWS - ARCTICTODAYNEWSARCTIC ECONOMYPOLITICSENVIRONMENTCOMMUNITYCOVID-19 IN THE ARCTIC Arctic Council Reykjavik Ministerial Opening Press Conference. On May 20th, 2021, the foreign ministers of all eight Arctic nations and representatives of the six permanent participants gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland, to mark the end of the Icelandic chairmanship of the Arctic Council and to hand over the chairmanship to the RussianFederation.
GREENLAND'S NEW GOVERNMENT REITERATES ITS OPPOSITION TO With less than a month left for the public to comment on a proposed rare earths and uranium mine that has polarized Greenland, that country’s newly elected government has reiterated its opposition to the project, while at the same time underscoring that it is fully behind development of a mining sector. The government of Múte OIL DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA'S ARCTIC REMAINS IN LIMBO Nearly four months after the Trump administration sold oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil activity on federal lands remains in limbo as the new administration evaluates its policy options for the area. President Joe Biden, in an Inauguration Day executive order, paused oil activity in the Arctic refuge, part of abroader
RUSSIA POSTPONES ITS ARCTIC FORUM TO SPRING 2022 Russia postpones its Arctic Forum to spring 2022. When it is eventually, held next spring, the postponed forum will be closely linked to Russia's chairmanship of the Arctic Council, a presidential advisor said. The Arctic Forum 2019 was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Norwegian PM Erna Solberg and Finnish President SauliNiinistö.
TOP US, RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS TO MEET DURING ARCTIC COUNCIL Top U.S. and Russian diplomats plan to meet in Iceland next week on the sidelines of the biennial Arctic Council ministerial meeting, amid mounting concerns over climate change and geopolitics in the North. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a call on Wednesday and made plans to meet MARY RIVER MINE COULD BE MOTHBALLED, SAYS BAFFINLAND Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.’s president and CEO Brian Penney says there’s a possibility the company might mothball its Mary River iron mine next year. Penney explained in an April 30 letter that shareholders are saying they won’t invest any more money because there have been delays securing the approval to expand the operationin northern
FOR FORTUNE HUNTERS DREDGING ALASKA'S BERING SEA FLOOR FOR T he lure of gold that brought thousands of fortune hunters to the northwest edge of the continent a century ago remains powerful in Nome, the hub town for Alaska’s Bering Strait region.. Among those who felt the pull was Alexei Klutchnikov. Last fall, while standing on the deck of his converted fishing boat — part of an armada of vessels retrofitted with equipment to dredge the floor of GEOPOLITICS IS MAKING TWO RARE EARTHS MINING PROJECTS INAUTHOR:KRESTIA DEGEORGE
Geopolitics is making two rare earths mining projects in Greenland more complicated. The minerals are important for green technologies, but China dominates global processing capacity, which concerns the U.S. and some European nations. View of the Narsaq Valley in southern Greenland toward Kvanefjeld, or Kuannersuit, mountain, one of theworld
APPEALS COURT HALTS CONSTRUCTION AT CONOCOPHILLIPS' WILLOWAUTHOR:KRESTIA DEGEORGE
ANCHORAGE — An appeals court has blocked construction of ConocoPhillips’ $2 billion-plus Willow oil project in Alaska’s western Arctic, putting on hold plans for one of the biggest oil projects in North Slope history. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a weekend order sided with plaintiffs from environmental and Alaska Native groups who challenged THE DEATH OF A NUNAVUT POLAR BEAR BIOLOGIST IN SUNDAY'SAUTHOR: KRESTIADEGEORGE
The death of a leading Nunavut polar bear biologist, Markus Dyck, in a helicopter crash on Sunday near Resolute Bay, is a “tremendous loss and a sad, sad day for polar bear research,” says his close friend, Harvey Lemelin, a professor at Lakehead University. Lemelin, along with several other friends, confirmed that the Igloolik-basedresearcher
ENEL EYES POTENTIAL GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECT IN RUSSIAN ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Europe’s biggest utility Enel is looking to develop a green hydrogen project in Russia as part of plans to expand its renewable energy business in the country, Enel’s Head of Europe, Simone Mori, told Reuters in an interview. Mori said Enel was looking into the possibility of producing hydrogen in connection GEOPOLITICS IS MAKING TWO RARE EARTHS MINING PROJECTS IN Geopolitics is making two rare earths mining projects in Greenland more complicated. The minerals are important for green technologies, but China dominates global processing capacity, which concerns the U.S. and some European nations. View of the Narsaq Valley in southern Greenland toward Kvanefjeld, or Kuannersuit, mountain, one of theworld
ARCTICNET LAUNCHES INUIT-LED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAM A new Inuit-led research program is funding nearly a dozen projects across Canada’s North that range from Arctic char health to Beluga gene sampling to disease contact tracing. The Inuit Nunangat Research Program’s goal is to advance “Inuit governance in research,” according to a news release from ArcticNet, a research organizationbased out of Laval
U.S. LAWMAKERS AUTHORIZE SIX NEW ICEBREAKERS IN DEFENSE U.S. lawmakers authorize six new icebreakers in defense bill. The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes up to six new icebreakers, but just three of those have received some funding so far. The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sails near the ice edge in the Chukchi Sea north of Wainwright, Alaska, in July 2013. HEALING WINGS WITH SUPPORT OF ICE WIRELESS & HUAWEI CANADA IQALUIT, NU, June 8, 2021 /CNW/ - In an effort to continue providing support and connectivity to those most at risk during the pandemic, the Healing Wings Foundation is delighted to make a donation of Huawei tablets and laptops – powered by free and unlimited internet access from Ice Wireless – to clients at four emergency shelters. The 25 tablets and laptops will be divided up for TOTALENERGIES ARCHIVES General inquiries – Advertising inquiries – News tips – Commentary or Opinion – Publisher – Alice Rogoff – Arctic Today Editor – Krestia DeGeorge – SILVERSEA CONTINUES TO LEAD RESTART OF ULTRA-LUXURY MIAMI, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Silversea Cruises, the first cruise line to return to global ultra-luxury cruising with voyages in Greece and the Galápagos from June, has announced new summer voyages in Alaska and Iceland, starting in July 2021. With the passage of the U.S. Alaska Tourism Restoration Act, which enables cruises to Alaska without required stops in Canada, Silver Muse will NORWAY OFFERS OIL FIRMS 70 BARENTS SEA EXPLORATION BLOCKS Oil companies are invited to apply for drilling licenses in 84 blocks on the Norwegian continental shelf, according to an announcement Wednesday. Of those 84 blocks, 70 are in the country’s northernmost waters, the Barents Sea. “Announcement and allocation of exploration area is important to maintain the level of activity on the Norwegian shelf,” Minister of RUSSIA: TOTALENERGIES ACQUIRES 10% OF ARCTIC TRANSSHIPMENT Saint Petersburg, June 3, 2021 – TotalEnergies has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Novatek to acquire 10% of Arctic Transshipment LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Novatek, which owns and will operate two liquefied natural gas (LNG) transshipment terminals being built in the Murmansk and Kamchatka regions of Russia. These terminals will provide ARCTIC ECONOMY ARCHIVES CLICK HERE FOR SPECIAL OFFER One month subscription for only $1 NEWS - ARCTICTODAYNEWSARCTIC ECONOMYPOLITICSENVIRONMENTCOMMUNITYCOVID-19 IN THE ARCTIC Arctic Council Reykjavik Ministerial Opening Press Conference. On May 20th, 2021, the foreign ministers of all eight Arctic nations and representatives of the six permanent participants gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland, to mark the end of the Icelandic chairmanship of the Arctic Council and to hand over the chairmanship to the RussianFederation.
GREENLAND'S NEW GOVERNMENT REITERATES ITS OPPOSITION TO With less than a month left for the public to comment on a proposed rare earths and uranium mine that has polarized Greenland, that country’s newly elected government has reiterated its opposition to the project, while at the same time underscoring that it is fully behind development of a mining sector. The government of Múte NORWAY WILL HOST ITS BIGGEST ARCTIC EXERCISE SINCE COLD About 40,000 soldiers will participate in Norway’s Cold Response 2022 exercise next year, planned to take place in the Ofoten area with the country’s navy and air force as the main players in the war game. “There is a significantly increased interest among our allies for the north and the Arctic,” said General Eirik Kristoffersen, DNA FROM A NEWLY UNEARTHED ALASKA GRAVEYARD OFFERS FRESH An ancient site on the shores of the Beaufort Sea, once home to the northernmost community in Alaska, is helping unlock secrets about people who lived in the Arctic a thousand years ago. The site, known as Nuvuk, which means tip or point, was an ideal spot for hunting and whaling and researchers believe it OIL DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA'S ARCTIC REMAINS IN LIMBO Nearly four months after the Trump administration sold oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil activity on federal lands remains in limbo as the new administration evaluates its policy options for the area. President Joe Biden, in an Inauguration Day executive order, paused oil activity in the Arctic refuge, part of abroader
FINNAIR ANNOUNCES PLANS TO PURCHASE 20 ELECTRIC PLANES With zero-emissions, low noise levels and the ability to to operate from 750-meter runways, the first generation electric planes will be perfect for commuter flights between small airports close to city centers. Such airports are numerous in the Nordic countries. In mid-March, Norwegian-based regional airliner Widerøe announced its intention to be launch-operator of the Rolls-Royce and Tecnam APPEALS COURT HALTS CONSTRUCTION AT CONOCOPHILLIPS' WILLOW ANCHORAGE — An appeals court has blocked construction of ConocoPhillips’ $2 billion-plus Willow oil project in Alaska’s western Arctic, putting on hold plans for one of the biggest oil projects in North Slope history. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a weekend order sided with plaintiffs from environmental and Alaska Native groups who challenged ALASKA HEALTH OFFICIALS NOW RECOMMEND MUCH HIGHER VITAMIN In Alaska, as in the rest of the circumpolar North, residents struggle with deficiencies of Vitamin D, a bone-strengthening nutrient the body absorbs from sunlight. The problem is especially serious for Alaska’s indigenous children: From 2001 to 2010, Alaska Native children under the age of 10 had almost twice the national rate of rickets-associated hospitalizations. NUNAVIK MAPS ITS SEABED AHEAD OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE ROLLOUT Nunavik maps its seabed ahead of fiber optic cable rollout. Once completed, the communities served by the fiber optic cable will see speeds rise from three megabits per second to 50. IT International Telecoms’ survey vessel the Polar Prince navigates its way through unusually late sea ice in the Hudson Strait, as it maps the sea bedalong
RUSSIA SETS OUT STRINGENT NEW RULES FOR FOREIGN SHIPS ON Russia sets out stringent new rules for foreign ships on the Northern Sea Route. Russia would require foreign ships with provide detailed information well in advance of any voyage, and take on a Russian maritime pilot. A general view shows ships moored in the Northern Fleet’s Arctic headquarters of Severomorsk, Russia July 30, 2016. NEWS - ARCTICTODAYNEWSARCTIC ECONOMYPOLITICSENVIRONMENTCOMMUNITYCOVID-19 IN THE ARCTIC Arctic Council Reykjavik Ministerial Opening Press Conference. On May 20th, 2021, the foreign ministers of all eight Arctic nations and representatives of the six permanent participants gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland, to mark the end of the Icelandic chairmanship of the Arctic Council and to hand over the chairmanship to the RussianFederation.
GREENLAND'S NEW GOVERNMENT REITERATES ITS OPPOSITION TO With less than a month left for the public to comment on a proposed rare earths and uranium mine that has polarized Greenland, that country’s newly elected government has reiterated its opposition to the project, while at the same time underscoring that it is fully behind development of a mining sector. The government of Múte NORWAY WILL HOST ITS BIGGEST ARCTIC EXERCISE SINCE COLD About 40,000 soldiers will participate in Norway’s Cold Response 2022 exercise next year, planned to take place in the Ofoten area with the country’s navy and air force as the main players in the war game. “There is a significantly increased interest among our allies for the north and the Arctic,” said General Eirik Kristoffersen, DNA FROM A NEWLY UNEARTHED ALASKA GRAVEYARD OFFERS FRESH An ancient site on the shores of the Beaufort Sea, once home to the northernmost community in Alaska, is helping unlock secrets about people who lived in the Arctic a thousand years ago. The site, known as Nuvuk, which means tip or point, was an ideal spot for hunting and whaling and researchers believe it OIL DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA'S ARCTIC REMAINS IN LIMBO Nearly four months after the Trump administration sold oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil activity on federal lands remains in limbo as the new administration evaluates its policy options for the area. President Joe Biden, in an Inauguration Day executive order, paused oil activity in the Arctic refuge, part of abroader
FINNAIR ANNOUNCES PLANS TO PURCHASE 20 ELECTRIC PLANES With zero-emissions, low noise levels and the ability to to operate from 750-meter runways, the first generation electric planes will be perfect for commuter flights between small airports close to city centers. Such airports are numerous in the Nordic countries. In mid-March, Norwegian-based regional airliner Widerøe announced its intention to be launch-operator of the Rolls-Royce and Tecnam APPEALS COURT HALTS CONSTRUCTION AT CONOCOPHILLIPS' WILLOW ANCHORAGE — An appeals court has blocked construction of ConocoPhillips’ $2 billion-plus Willow oil project in Alaska’s western Arctic, putting on hold plans for one of the biggest oil projects in North Slope history. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a weekend order sided with plaintiffs from environmental and Alaska Native groups who challenged ALASKA HEALTH OFFICIALS NOW RECOMMEND MUCH HIGHER VITAMIN In Alaska, as in the rest of the circumpolar North, residents struggle with deficiencies of Vitamin D, a bone-strengthening nutrient the body absorbs from sunlight. The problem is especially serious for Alaska’s indigenous children: From 2001 to 2010, Alaska Native children under the age of 10 had almost twice the national rate of rickets-associated hospitalizations. NUNAVIK MAPS ITS SEABED AHEAD OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE ROLLOUT Nunavik maps its seabed ahead of fiber optic cable rollout. Once completed, the communities served by the fiber optic cable will see speeds rise from three megabits per second to 50. IT International Telecoms’ survey vessel the Polar Prince navigates its way through unusually late sea ice in the Hudson Strait, as it maps the sea bedalong
RUSSIA SETS OUT STRINGENT NEW RULES FOR FOREIGN SHIPS ON Russia sets out stringent new rules for foreign ships on the Northern Sea Route. Russia would require foreign ships with provide detailed information well in advance of any voyage, and take on a Russian maritime pilot. A general view shows ships moored in the Northern Fleet’s Arctic headquarters of Severomorsk, Russia July 30, 2016. ENEL EYES POTENTIAL GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECT IN RUSSIAN ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Europe’s biggest utility Enel is looking to develop a green hydrogen project in Russia as part of plans to expand its renewable energy business in the country, Enel’s Head of Europe, Simone Mori, told Reuters in an interview. Mori said Enel was looking into the possibility of producing hydrogen in connection ARCTICNET LAUNCHES INUIT-LED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAM A new Inuit-led research program is funding nearly a dozen projects across Canada’s North that range from Arctic char health to Beluga gene sampling to disease contact tracing. The Inuit Nunangat Research Program’s goal is to advance “Inuit governance in research,” according to a news release from ArcticNet, a research organizationbased out of Laval
TRUMP'S 2021 BUDGET INCLUDES MORE FUNDING FOR ICEBREAKERS The Trump administration’s $4.8 trillion proposed 2021 U.S. budget was released Monday, and it includes funding for several Arctic-related initiatives. Key among these are more funds to build a second new polar icebreaker, to better chart Alaska’s coasts and waterways, and to support a new task force to address unsolved cases of missing and murdered RUSSIA-NORWAY EMERGENCY COOPERATION GETS PRIORITY DESPITE One day after Norway scrambled a pair of F-16 fighter jets to meet Russian military planes outside its northern airspace, the two countries kicked off a joint search-and-rescue drill in the maritime border areas. While Arctic re-armament spawns international headlines and geopolitical concerns, few pay attention to the military-civilian cross-border cooperation in the sphere of 5 LUXURY HOTELS THAT ARE REINVENTING THE ARCTIC EXPERIENCE In Arctic regions, luxury hotel developers are moving beyond simply providing interesting programming. Hotels in the Scandinavian Arctic are employing out-of-the-box designs rooted in regional traditions to create singular experiences for upscale visitors. Here are five of the most innovative properties right now. SILVERSEA CONTINUES TO LEAD RESTART OF ULTRA-LUXURY MIAMI, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Silversea Cruises, the first cruise line to return to global ultra-luxury cruising with voyages in Greece and the Galápagos from June, has announced new summer voyages in Alaska and Iceland, starting in July 2021. With the passage of the U.S. Alaska Tourism Restoration Act, which enables cruises to Alaska without required stops in Canada, Silver Muse will KATIVIK REGIONAL GOVERNMENT ARCHIVES This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.ENEL ARCHIVES
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. INUIT CANCER PATIENTS OFTEN FACE DIFFICULT DECISIONS Inuit are resilient. They have demonstrated self-determination and the ability to navigate and adapt to harsh and changing environments. Inuit live in many locations, including urban environments, although most Inuit in Canada live in the traditional territory called Inuit Nunangat. Inuit who live in Inuit Nunangat must travel long distances south to receive specialized health FRANCE'S TOTALENERGIES ACQUIRES A STAKE IN NOVATEK'S The French supermajor oil company TotalEnergies said last week that it signed an agreement with Novatek to acquire 10 percent of Arctic Transshipment LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Novatek that will operate two LNG transshipment complexes currently under construction in the Kamchatka and Murmansk regions. “We are pleased to have signed this acquisition with Novatek, NEWS - ARCTICTODAYNEWSARCTIC ECONOMYPOLITICSENVIRONMENTCOMMUNITYCOVID-19 IN THE ARCTIC Arctic Council Reykjavik Ministerial Opening Press Conference. On May 20th, 2021, the foreign ministers of all eight Arctic nations and representatives of the six permanent participants gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland, to mark the end of the Icelandic chairmanship of the Arctic Council and to hand over the chairmanship to the RussianFederation.
GREENLAND'S NEW GOVERNMENT REITERATES ITS OPPOSITION TO With less than a month left for the public to comment on a proposed rare earths and uranium mine that has polarized Greenland, that country’s newly elected government has reiterated its opposition to the project, while at the same time underscoring that it is fully behind development of a mining sector. The government of Múte NORWAY WILL HOST ITS BIGGEST ARCTIC EXERCISE SINCE COLD About 40,000 soldiers will participate in Norway’s Cold Response 2022 exercise next year, planned to take place in the Ofoten area with the country’s navy and air force as the main players in the war game. “There is a significantly increased interest among our allies for the north and the Arctic,” said General Eirik Kristoffersen, DNA FROM A NEWLY UNEARTHED ALASKA GRAVEYARD OFFERS FRESH An ancient site on the shores of the Beaufort Sea, once home to the northernmost community in Alaska, is helping unlock secrets about people who lived in the Arctic a thousand years ago. The site, known as Nuvuk, which means tip or point, was an ideal spot for hunting and whaling and researchers believe it OIL DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA'S ARCTIC REMAINS IN LIMBO Nearly four months after the Trump administration sold oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil activity on federal lands remains in limbo as the new administration evaluates its policy options for the area. President Joe Biden, in an Inauguration Day executive order, paused oil activity in the Arctic refuge, part of abroader
FINNAIR ANNOUNCES PLANS TO PURCHASE 20 ELECTRIC PLANES With zero-emissions, low noise levels and the ability to to operate from 750-meter runways, the first generation electric planes will be perfect for commuter flights between small airports close to city centers. Such airports are numerous in the Nordic countries. In mid-March, Norwegian-based regional airliner Widerøe announced its intention to be launch-operator of the Rolls-Royce and Tecnam APPEALS COURT HALTS CONSTRUCTION AT CONOCOPHILLIPS' WILLOW ANCHORAGE — An appeals court has blocked construction of ConocoPhillips’ $2 billion-plus Willow oil project in Alaska’s western Arctic, putting on hold plans for one of the biggest oil projects in North Slope history. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a weekend order sided with plaintiffs from environmental and Alaska Native groups who challenged ALASKA HEALTH OFFICIALS NOW RECOMMEND MUCH HIGHER VITAMIN In Alaska, as in the rest of the circumpolar North, residents struggle with deficiencies of Vitamin D, a bone-strengthening nutrient the body absorbs from sunlight. The problem is especially serious for Alaska’s indigenous children: From 2001 to 2010, Alaska Native children under the age of 10 had almost twice the national rate of rickets-associated hospitalizations. NUNAVIK MAPS ITS SEABED AHEAD OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE ROLLOUT Nunavik maps its seabed ahead of fiber optic cable rollout. Once completed, the communities served by the fiber optic cable will see speeds rise from three megabits per second to 50. IT International Telecoms’ survey vessel the Polar Prince navigates its way through unusually late sea ice in the Hudson Strait, as it maps the sea bedalong
RUSSIA SETS OUT STRINGENT NEW RULES FOR FOREIGN SHIPS ON Russia sets out stringent new rules for foreign ships on the Northern Sea Route. Russia would require foreign ships with provide detailed information well in advance of any voyage, and take on a Russian maritime pilot. A general view shows ships moored in the Northern Fleet’s Arctic headquarters of Severomorsk, Russia July 30, 2016. NEWS - ARCTICTODAYNEWSARCTIC ECONOMYPOLITICSENVIRONMENTCOMMUNITYCOVID-19 IN THE ARCTIC Arctic Council Reykjavik Ministerial Opening Press Conference. On May 20th, 2021, the foreign ministers of all eight Arctic nations and representatives of the six permanent participants gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland, to mark the end of the Icelandic chairmanship of the Arctic Council and to hand over the chairmanship to the RussianFederation.
GREENLAND'S NEW GOVERNMENT REITERATES ITS OPPOSITION TO With less than a month left for the public to comment on a proposed rare earths and uranium mine that has polarized Greenland, that country’s newly elected government has reiterated its opposition to the project, while at the same time underscoring that it is fully behind development of a mining sector. The government of Múte NORWAY WILL HOST ITS BIGGEST ARCTIC EXERCISE SINCE COLD About 40,000 soldiers will participate in Norway’s Cold Response 2022 exercise next year, planned to take place in the Ofoten area with the country’s navy and air force as the main players in the war game. “There is a significantly increased interest among our allies for the north and the Arctic,” said General Eirik Kristoffersen, DNA FROM A NEWLY UNEARTHED ALASKA GRAVEYARD OFFERS FRESH An ancient site on the shores of the Beaufort Sea, once home to the northernmost community in Alaska, is helping unlock secrets about people who lived in the Arctic a thousand years ago. The site, known as Nuvuk, which means tip or point, was an ideal spot for hunting and whaling and researchers believe it OIL DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA'S ARCTIC REMAINS IN LIMBO Nearly four months after the Trump administration sold oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil activity on federal lands remains in limbo as the new administration evaluates its policy options for the area. President Joe Biden, in an Inauguration Day executive order, paused oil activity in the Arctic refuge, part of abroader
FINNAIR ANNOUNCES PLANS TO PURCHASE 20 ELECTRIC PLANES With zero-emissions, low noise levels and the ability to to operate from 750-meter runways, the first generation electric planes will be perfect for commuter flights between small airports close to city centers. Such airports are numerous in the Nordic countries. In mid-March, Norwegian-based regional airliner Widerøe announced its intention to be launch-operator of the Rolls-Royce and Tecnam APPEALS COURT HALTS CONSTRUCTION AT CONOCOPHILLIPS' WILLOW ANCHORAGE — An appeals court has blocked construction of ConocoPhillips’ $2 billion-plus Willow oil project in Alaska’s western Arctic, putting on hold plans for one of the biggest oil projects in North Slope history. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a weekend order sided with plaintiffs from environmental and Alaska Native groups who challenged ALASKA HEALTH OFFICIALS NOW RECOMMEND MUCH HIGHER VITAMIN In Alaska, as in the rest of the circumpolar North, residents struggle with deficiencies of Vitamin D, a bone-strengthening nutrient the body absorbs from sunlight. The problem is especially serious for Alaska’s indigenous children: From 2001 to 2010, Alaska Native children under the age of 10 had almost twice the national rate of rickets-associated hospitalizations. NUNAVIK MAPS ITS SEABED AHEAD OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE ROLLOUT Nunavik maps its seabed ahead of fiber optic cable rollout. Once completed, the communities served by the fiber optic cable will see speeds rise from three megabits per second to 50. IT International Telecoms’ survey vessel the Polar Prince navigates its way through unusually late sea ice in the Hudson Strait, as it maps the sea bedalong
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