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Cairn Energy Abandons Second Well on West Coast of Greenland

Cairn Energy announced that it is abandoning its Gamma-1 exploration well off the west coast of

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Will the Northern Sea Route develop into a "Golden Waterway" or remain a niche trade route in the years and decades to

Late to the Party or Premature Investments: The Debate on U.S. Arctic Capabilities

The United States Coast Guard campaigns for the American government to realize how severe the Arctic capabilities gap

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Reaches New Historic Minimum

Scientists at the University of Bremen confirmed that on September 8, 2011 Arctic sea ice extent reached a new all-time

The Arctic vs. Antarctic – The Two Poles (not) Compared

Comparing the two poles when analyzing political and institutional issues leads to the all-to-common apple-and-pear

Sea Ice Extent In August Second Lowest On Record

The average of Arctic sea ice extent for the month of August 2011 is the second lowest level since satellite-based

Iceland For Sale: Chinese Tycoon Seeks to Purchase 300 km² of Wilderness

Huang Nubo, a Chinese tycoon, put forth his plan to buy 300 km2 of Icelandic land to construct an eco-tourism resort

ExxonMobil Gains Access to Arctic Oil and Gas Reserves in Deal with Rosneft

Exxon Mobil and OAO Rosneft, Russia's largest oil producer, signed a deal to develop oil and natural gas reserves in

Polarstern Reaches North Pole

The research icebreaker Polarstern of the German Alfred-Wegener-Institut for Polar and Marine Research reached the