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On Thursday, 12 September the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would remove oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (The Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act) from the 2017 tax bill.
Read more: The Gwich'in voice on the oil exploration in Arctic refuge – U.S. House voted to support!
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The newsprovider NRK recently published an alarming article based on data accumulated by the NSIDC and visualized by NASA about the dramatic change in sea ice prevalence in the Arctic Ocean over the past 35 years.
Read more: Alarming visualization of changing sea ice in the Arctic over the past 35 years - NASA
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The Arctic Council is the leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, Arctic indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues, in particular on issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
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International Data Week (IDW) isorganized by the Committee on Data (CODATA) and the World Data System (WDS) of the International Science Council (ISC), and the Research Data Alliance (RDA).
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Mr. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, and Mr. Gudlaugur Thór Thórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, led a round table discussion on strengthening commercial, scientific and cultural ties between the US and Iceland with the participation of key American and Icelandic business leaders in Höfði, Reykjavík on 4th September 2019.