News & Press Releases
28 August 2015
On August 21st, the construction of the Norwegian Polarled gas pipeline, which will bring gas from the Norwegian sea to Europe, crossed the Arctic Circle. As Statoil reports, "the 482-kilometre long and 36-inch (91.4 cm) wide pipeline will run from Nyhamna in western Norway to the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea.
27 August 2015
The "Eye on Earth Summit 2015 Informed Decision-Makin for Sustainable Development" will be held in Abu Dhabi next 6-8 October 2015.
26 August 2015
Organizers of the Polar Data Forum II: International Collaboration for Advancing Polar Data Access and Preservation announce a call for early bird registration. The forum will convene 27-29 October 2015 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
26 August 2015
The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) seeks applicants for the position of Executive/Program Assistant. This is a full-time, hourly position based in Fairbanks, Alaska.
25 August 2015
Yesterday, August 24th, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague ruled in favor of the 30 Greenpeace activists that in the in the morning of 18 September 2013 used the vessel Arctic Sunrise to stage a protest action at the Russian offshore oil production platform Prirazlomnaya, located in the Barents Sea in Russia's EEZ.
24 August 2015
The "September Sea Ice Outlook: August Report" has just been released by ARCUS.
21 August 2015
The executive council of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) held it's Executive Council Meeting in Bethel, Alaska on 18-19 August 2015.
19 August 2015
The Arctic Circle 2015 will be held in Reykjavik, 16-18 October 2015. The full draft program for the 2015 Assembly is now available.
19 August 2015
Organizers announce the availability of a National Weather Service Alaska Climate Forecast Briefing webinar.
18 August 2015
Washington — After extensive review and under a robust array of safety requirements, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno today announced that Shell has received approval of one Application for Permit to Modify (APM) to conduct exploratory drilling activities into potential oil-bearing zones offshore Alaska at one of the wells at the Burger Prospect, Burger J. The company remains limited to the top section of the Burger V well.
17 August 2015
A group of Dolgan herders have released few time ago a parody of the hit "Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars".
14 August 2015
Later this month, President Obama will travel to Alaska and shine a spotlight on what Alaskans in particular have come to know: Climate change is one of the biggest threats we face, it is being driven by human activity, and it is disrupting Americans' lives right now.
13 August 2015
The Eighth Polar Law Symposium will be held in Alaska, September 23-26 2015.
12 August 2015
With the successful first-year try-out of CNARC fellowship program in Year 2014, CNARC Secretariat is about to launch its Fellowship Program for Year 2015 - 2016.
11 August 2015
The third annual Trans Arctic Agenda will merge with the 8th NRF Open Assembly and take place in Reykjavik, Iceland on 14-15 October 2015. The theme of 2015 is Engaging Cultural Heritage when Building Resilience.
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