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Three conferences in one week propel Iceland to center of Arctic discussions
Conferences might require you to get up early, but at least in Akureyri, the benefit is of seeing otherworldly polar sunrises. (c) Mia Bennett Under the guidance of President Ólafur Grímsson, Iceland...
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Canadian and Russian claims to the Arctic: The allure of the North Pole
The map becoming the territory. FM John Baird and Minister of the Environment Leona Agglukaq stand in front of a map of the Arctic as Canada unfurls its continental shelf claims. © REUTERS/Chris...
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Oil companies real beneficiaries of forthcoming extension of Canadian highway...
Prime Minister Harper at the groundbreaking of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway, in Inuvik. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Canada On January 8, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canadian Prime...
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Oil companies push ahead with plans in Russia and Canada while sidelined in...
Map of the four areas Rigzone identifies as important areas of Arctic oil and gas investment. Norway, Russian Arctic shelf, sub-Arctic Russia, and northeastern Canada. Earlier this month, the Wall...
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Unrest in the West: What does Ukraine mean for Russian Arctic gas development?
Figure 1. Base map from Wikipedia. Alterations by Mia Bennett. As the revolution in Ukraine proceeded apace in city streets, natural gas continued to flow through the pipelines connecting Russian...
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Ukraine’s Impact on Arctic Gas Development: Part II
An LNG carrier docks in Japan. ©tsuna72/Flickr A few weeks ago, I wrote about the potential impacts Ukraine could have on Arctic gas development. Last week, I attended a conference in Singapore that...
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New article on Asia and the Arctic in Eurasian Geography and Economics
Students onboard Japan’s Shirase icebreaker during a general tour. Photo: Flickr/Cookie M. For interested readers, the peer-reviewed journal Eurasian Geography and Economics has just published my...
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Arctic Satellite Image of the Week: The Crater at the End of the Earth
Landsat 8 image taken over the Yamal Peninsula, Russian Federation. June 29, 2014. The green dot is the supposed site of the “Siberian crater,” which appeared in September 2013. NASA/USGS. When...
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NASA Satellite Imagery Reveals the Arctic at Night
Composite image of night lights above 60°N (with the Arctic Circle also included for reference), as imaged in April and October 2012 with SUOMI NPP’s Day/Night Band. Data downloaded from NASA Earth...
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Vestiges of the Berlin Wall in the Arctic
A part of the Berlin Wall at the East Side Gallery in Berlin, Germany. © Mia Bennett. On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan stood at the Brandenburg Gate, issuing a challenge to Soviet leader...
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