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Man behind a North Slope oil renaissance says he’s found another hot prospect

1 week ago | rcinet.ca | Wesley Early

An oil industry geologist credited with helping usher in a modern resurgence of resource extraction on the North Slope says he’s discovered a new area that could hold hundreds of millions of barrels of oil. Bill Armstrong, CEO of Armstrong Oil and Gas company, hopes his discovery of the Sockeye-2 area near the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will lead to increased oil production on the North Slope.
German, Norwegian officials urge Canada to join ‘familiar family’ in buying new submarines

3 weeks ago | rcinet.ca | Murray Brewster

Officials pitch working with long-standing traditional NATO allies for military buildupSenior German and Norwegian defence officials say they’re confident Canada willsign on to the ReArm Europe planin the coming weeks and such a move will make it easier for the Liberal government to buy new submarines from allies. Jasper Wieck, the political director of the German Ministry of Defence, and Norway’s program director of submarines, Capt.
Trump officials to travel to Arctic Alaska to explore state’s resource potential

3 weeks ago | rcinet.ca | Wesley Early

Three high-level Trump administration officials are touring Alaska this week, to make good on a day one promise from the president: unleashing Alaska’s resource potential. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and EPA administrator Lee Zeldin are part of a group that will travel to the North Slope on Monday and later participate in Governor Mike Dunleavy’s sustainable energy conference in Anchorage.
Arctic glaciers remain at risk even if int’l community reaches climate targets: study

1 month ago | rcinet.ca | Eilís Quinn

Many glaciers around the world, including in parts of the Arctic, will remain at risk even if the international community is able to meet the minimum Paris climate targets, warns an international study released on Thursday. “Our study makes it painfully clear that every fraction of a degree matters,” Harry Zekollari, co-lead author, from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, said in emailed comment.
Carney says Canada is looking to join major European military buildup by July 1

1 month ago | rcinet.ca | Murray Brewster

‘By Canada Day we’d like to see something concrete there,’ PM tells Power & PoliticsPrime Minister Mark Carney signalled he hopes Canada will be able to sign on to a major European defence rearmament plan by July 1, a step toward reducing the country’s dependency on the United States for weapons and munitions. He made the remarks onCBC’sPower & Politicsfollowing the speech from the throne, which committed his government to joining ReArm Europe.
Connecting with the past-Artist Abraham Anghik Ruben reflects on art & ancestry

1 month ago | rcinet.ca | Eilís Quinn

The Winnipeg Art Gallery–Qaumajuq has launched a solo exhibition highlighting the work of Inuvialuit artist Abraham Anghik Ruben and his 50-year career. The show features more than 100 of his works, many of which are being shown publicly for the first time. Ruben said stepping into the Qilak Gallery to see the installation was a special moment. “I walked into the hall and I was quite blown away,” he told Eye on the Arctic in a telephone interview.
Clouds may be skewing Arctic warming predictions, says study

1 month ago | rcinet.ca | Eilís Quinn

A new study is shedding light on why it’s so difficult to predict Arctic warming—and suggests that cloud formations might be a major reason. “Our results explain why the wide inter-model spreads in projected future Arctic warming can be attributed to cloud bias,” the researchers said in the paper.
Seaweed forests spreading, could change ocean chemistry in the Arctic

1 month ago | rcinet.ca | Eilís Quinn

The Arctic’s greening from a warming climate isn’t just happening on land—it’s unfolding beneath the ocean surface too. There, seaweed forests are taking root in once-frigid fjords, with the potential to impact the ocean’s chemistry. A recent study published in the journal Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans has explored this, looking at how rising seawater temperatures and melting sea ice are creating ideal conditions for macroalgae—large seaweed species like brown, red, and green algae.
Yukon appeal court dismisses case of Whitehorse man who exploited teen girl

1 month ago | rcinet.ca | Jackie Hong

The Yukon Court of Appeal has dismissed the case of a Whitehorse man who sexually exploited a teen girl from a rural community who was staying in his home so she could attend high school. While Kevin Sweeney argued his conviction was flawed, Justice Faiyaz Alibhai, supported by Chief Justice Leonard Marchand and Justice Barbara Fisher, ruled Friday that there was no merit to his grounds of appeal.
Analysis: Is the promise of military icebreakers political theatre or sensible policy?

1 month ago | rcinet.ca | Murray Brewster

The large ships would be a show of force, but lack qualities desired in a combat vesselA former top naval commander and several defence experts have been left scratching their heads following the governing Liberals and Opposition Conservatives’ recent embrace of the notion of giving the Royal Canadian Navy heavy, armed icebreakers to defend the Arctic.