Swedish City Bulldozed in Race for Arctic Iron Ore
Businessweek
Swedes living in the Arctic town of Kiruna are packing up their belongings before their homes are bulldozed to make way for iron ore mining driven by Chinese demand. LKAB (LKAB), Sweden's state-owned mining company, opened a new level yesterday, …

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Biodiversity Day: The Arctic
Deutsche Welle (blog)
May 22 is the UN official “International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB)”. Yes, I know, I frequently wonder about the value of these “International Day of…” whatever, but usually come to the conclusion that it's always good to have reminders or …

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Arctic Council Balances Ice and Business
Indian Country Today Media Network
With prospectors set to descend upon the Arctic faster than its ice is melting, Canada took the helm of the Arctic Council on May 15 as Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq became the first indigenous person to chair the eight-member intergovernmental forum.

Arctic Council reflects shift in global economy
The New Indian Express
Just as Africa, the “Dark Continent” of the 19th century, invited explorers and colonials, Antarctica is the new unexplored, and also uninhabited, land mass which is being eyed by the established and emerging powers of the 21st century. Apart from the …

'Arctic awakening' is upon us
Toronto Star
Professor Stephen Scharper wisely brings to the fore a key evolving development re the Arctic region that has serious implications: “In future, the main political lines will be drawn not between progressives and conservatives, but between those who …

Arctic Race Displaces Swedish City as Hurdles Bulldozed
Bloomberg
Swedes living in the Arctic town of Kiruna are packing up their belongings before their homes are bulldozed to make way for iron ore mining driven by Chinese demand. LKAB, Sweden's state-owned mining company, opened a new level yesterday, more than …

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High Arctic Declares Monthly Dividend
Canada NewsWire (press release)
RED DEER, AB, May 21, 2013 /CNW/ – High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (TSX: HWO) ("High Arctic" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved a monthly dividend payment of $0.0125 per share to holders of common …

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New funding saves Arctic research lab
BarentsObserver
The site has been gathering data on Arctic atmospheric conditions to some degree since 1992 when it was set up by a branch of Environment Canada to take ozone measurements. In 2005, the research centre was taken over by the Canadian Network for …
Harper embraces multilateralism on Arctic issuesWinnipeg Free Press
Canada to serve as chair of Arctic Council for two yearsallvoices
The Arctic This Week: 11 May 2013 – 17 May 2013The Arctic Institute
Care2.com (blog)
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