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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

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Demands to not pursue any economic activity in the Arctic, does not seem to be a solution as people in the North want

After Period of Slow Melt, Arctic Ice Extent is Again Declining Rapidly

With about a month to go before the melt season concludes, the Arctic ice cap has begun shrinking at a faster pace

Greenland Releases Oil Spill Plan – U.S. Coast Guard Lacks Arctic Response Capabilities

Greenland's government released Cairn Energy PLC's oil spill response plan for its deep-water operations off the west

Arctic Wildfires May Add to Global Warming

An exceptional wildfire near Bettles released as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as the entire Arctic tundra