News & Press Releases
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.
10 August 2015
Every summer, a number of pilot whales was hunted on the island of Vágar in the northwest of the Faroe Islands archipelago.
7 August 2015
Registration is open for the Arctic Energy Summit 2015 ""Security and Affordability for a Resilient North", that will be held in Fairbanks, Alaska, on September 28-30.
6 August 2015
A selection of Arctic Portal maps are now available online for free download. Since 2009, Arctic Portal has been providing visual information about Arctic related information (as sea-ice conditions, shipping lines, resources, Arctic people, governance, etc..) through various databases.
5 August 2015
"On 3 August 2015, the Russian Federation submitted to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, in accordance with Article 76, paragraph 8, of the Convention, and with reference to its Submission of 20 December 2001, information on the limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of its territorial sea is measured in respect of the Arctic Ocean" the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)'s website reported yesterday.
4 August 2015
IQALUIT, Nunavut (July 31, 2015) – The European Union (EU) has formally approved the Government of Nunavut's (GN) application to become a Recognized Body under the Indigenous Communities Exemption of the EU Seal Regime.
31 July 2015
"Arctic Biodiversity Through the Lens", a photography exhibit displaying the beauty of the Arctic, will open in Akureyri, Iceland, Friday July 31 at the Hof Cultural building at 14:00.
30 July 2015
Individuals with expertise in the maritime Arctic and future potential exploitation are cordially invited to participate in a roundtable discussion to discuss the risks to, and the resilience of, the Arctic with regards to increased transport and offshore activities. The roundtable will take place Tuesday, September 8th 2015 at IMarEST HQ, Aldgate House, 33 Aldgate High Street, London.
29 July 2015
The Center for Arctic Study and Policy (CASP) at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy seeks a Visiting Professor of Arctic Studies for a two-year teaching/research fellowship position. The successful applicant will deliver Arctic-related undergraduate courses, seminars, or other academic instruction at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Develop and conduct rigorous academic law, social science and/or policy based research on Arctic-specific issues.
28 July 2015
The U.S. Department of State will host a major event in Anchorage, Alaska on August 30-31, 2015 entitled the Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience (GLACIER).
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