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«Northerners’ dreams are dying,» says premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories as he issues «red alert»

Canada’s decision to halt offshore oil and gas exploration in the Arctic is akin to the re-emergence of colonialism, says the premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) as he called for « an urgent national debate on the future of the Northwest Territories, » in a blistering news statement released on Wednesday.
November 06, 2017

Ocean acidification could doom key Arctic fish species: study

Ocean acidification combined with warming of the world oceans and loss of oxygen is having a severe impact on key Arctic marine species such as polar cod in the Barents Sea, according to a new study conducted by German scientists.
October 26, 2017

Scientists urge international agreement on fisheries in Central Arctic Ocean

A group of high-profile scientists specializing in Arctic research is urging the five Arctic coastal states and the five major distant-fishing players to finalize discussions on signing an international agreement on regulating any future fishery in the Central Arctic Ocean.
October 12, 2017

Efforts to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic gather steam

The international campaign to end the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by ships plying the waters of the increasingly accessible Arctic is gathering steam ahead of an important meeting of the world maritime body next year.
October 12, 2017

Fears toxic splash in Barents Sea and Baffin Bay from Russian rocket

Inuit in Canada and Greenland are calling on Ottawa and Copenhagen to demand the postponement of a Russian rocket launch scheduled to deliver a European Space Agency satellite to orbit next week and look for alternative launch vehicles that use non-toxic propellants for any future launches.
October 09, 2017

China’s Arctic Road and Belt gambit

Strategic concerns over the vulnerability of China’s current trade routes and climate change are pushing Beijing to pay growing attention to developing new transport infrastructure and shipping routes across the increasingly accessible Arctic, experts say.
October 03, 2017

Environmental groups call on Arctic cruise industry to reduce pollution in Iceland

Recent air samples taken in Iceland suggest cruise ships arriving and departing from Reykjavik are negatively affecting air quality, according to environmental groups.
September 07, 2017

July registers fifth lowest Arctic sea ice extent in satellite record

Average sea ice extent for the month of July ended up the fifth lowest since satellite records began in 1979, according to the latest report released by the Colorado-based National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
August 07, 2017

Canada’s Supreme Court quashes seismic testing project in Arctic

Canada’s Supreme Court has quashed a major energy exploration project in Canada’s eastern Arctic saying Inuit were insufficiently consulted.
July 26, 2017

Arctic countries blast Trump decision to withdraw from Paris climate deal

Politicians from many of the world’s eight circumpolar nations wasted no time lambasting U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday after he announced his plans to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
June 02, 2017

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