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First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 Documents

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate

Norway planning pioneering expedition in the Arctic Ocean

This summer, a hovercraft will embark upon a research voyage from Svalbard to the North Pole. This will be the first and the northernmost polar expedition undertaken with such a vessel.'Never before has there been a Norwegian scientific expedition so ... [ Published 19 hours ago by Energy-pedia ]

Entities: The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, Greenland, University of Bergen, NPD Group Inc

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 2 Documents

LUCY KELLAWAY: Beware consultants loose in the wild

Several hundred partners at Bain headed off on a ‘leadership quest’ to India, led by the firm’s new bossLUCY KELLAWAYTHIS story is about an encounter between one of the world’s most senior management consultants and one of the world’s scariest wild a ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Business Day ]

Entities: Lucy Kellaway, Martin Lukes, India, TIMES Ltd

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Oil and gas in Antarctica: El Dorado complex, according to British scientist

The prospect of finding oil in Antarctica was discussed at an event in Aberdeen, Scotland last week. from the University of Aberdeens School of Geosciences examined the fact and fiction surrounding claims that oil and gas reserves could exist in this ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Merco Press ]

Entities: Geology, Antarctic Treaty, Oil Exploration, MAMMOTH

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Korean satellite makes successful launch into orbit

Korea’s multipurpose satellite equipped with a high-resolution camera successfully reached the earth’s orbit after blasting off from a Japanese space center, the government said yesterday. The , which lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Korea Joongang Daily ]

Entities: Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Tanegashima Space Center, Seoul

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Lloyds Banking Group Plc

Why a 300m jog will mean the world to Spike

For someone who has conquered never-before-scaled mountain ranges in far-flung pockets of the wilderness and competed in the notorious Ironman feats of exertion, a 300-metre jog on a Saturday evening ought not to prove among the greatest tests of ... [ Published May 19 2012 by This is Devon ]

Entities: Mike Reid, Adventurer, Tajikistan, Lloyds Banking Group Plc

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

05/18/12 - Large Svalbard Cruise Donation

AECO (Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators) has received more than €250,000 ($300,000) from Svalbard's environmental protection fund to carry out three different environmental projects. AECO is, by far, the most successful recipient of funds ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Cruise Industry News ]

Entities: Environment, Donations, Spitsbergen, Database, Decontamination

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 3 Documents

Korean satellite successfully reaches earth's orbit

The Arirang 3 satellite, which lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center south of Kyushu Island at 1:39 a.m. on Japan's H-IIA rocket has made contact with ground stations, indicating that it has entered a correct trajectory, the Ministry of Science ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Korea Times ]

Entities: Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Tanegashima Space Center, Seoul

First Reported May 12 2012 - Updated May 12 2012 - 1 Documents

Cary Fowler And Ann Cooper: Can We Protect Food's Future And Improve School Lunch?

Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Food Matters. Watch Cary Fowler's full TEDTalk — and Ann Cooper's talk about school lunches on TED.com Inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway. Inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway. ... [ Published May 12 2012 by NPR ]

Entities: Cary Fowler, Ann Cooper, TED Conferences LLC, Global Warming/Climate Change

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

An adventure near the top of the world

Later this year, thanks to a one-of-a-kind professional development opportunity, Gig Harbor High School biology teacher JoAnn Moore’s classroom will be out of the ordinary — on board the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer in the A ... [ Published May 11 2012 by Tacoma News Tribune ]

Entities: Gig Harbor High School, National Geographic Society, Biology, Brett Davis

First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Lloyd’s of London report examines risks for companies operating in the Arctic

Lloyd’s of London, the British insurance company, and Chatham House, a London-based think tank, have released a report together entitled, “Arctic Opening: Opportunity and Risk in the High North.” The report states that four key industries will be the ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs | The ... ]

Entities: Society of Lloyd's, Canada, Oil Spill

First Reported May 04 2012 - Updated May 04 2012 - 1 Documents

New shipment of seeds to Svalbard

A new shipment of seeds from food plants has arrived at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault for long-term storage.The shipment, now being taken into the seed vault in Longyearbyen, includes seed samples from Portugal, Costa Rica, Peru, Zambia, Azerbaijan and ... [ Published May 04 2012 by Regjeringen.no ]

Entities: Longyearbyen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen), Permafrost, Lars Peder Brekk, Climate

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Why is the black crowberry heading north?

Warmer temperatures in the future are predicted to make many northern hemisphere plants march northwards. For some plant species, such as the "black crowberry", this northward migration appears to have already begun; but is the movement really due to ... [ Published May 03 2012 by Environmental Research Web ]

Entities: Crowberry, Netherlands, Global Warming/Climate Change, Species, Ireland

Quotes

"Never before has there been a Norwegian scientific expedition so far north. Not even Nansen or Amundsen made it this far" says senior geologist Harald Brekke in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD)...

Norway planning pioneering expedition in the Arctic Ocean [Energy-pedia - 19 hours ago]

...Only when I asked the company point-blank did it confirm that a woman partner had been attacked. A spokeswoman told me by email: "Everyone at Bain is glad that the injured partner is recovering quickly and thankful to Bob and others for their quick action in minimising further injuries."

Wild buffalo strikes back at management consultants [Irish Times - May 21 2012]

"I was in the Scouts and looking back now, I got a huge amount from that. People sometimes think that the Scouts is just 'dyb, dyb, dyb, dob, dob, dob,' but understanding the outdoors is a huge part of it."

Why a 300m jog will mean the world to Spike [This is Devon - May 19 2012]

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The Arctic This Week: News for May 13 - May 20,... [ Published May 21 2012 by The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... ] !--[if gte mso 9]>0 false18 pt 18 pt 0 0false false false<![endif]--> By Tom Fries Arctic News 13 May 2012 – 20 May 2012Not a subscriber yet? Sign up here !Thanks for joining us this week! We take the time to find the most interesting ...
The Arctic This Week: News for May 6 - May 12, ... [ Published May 14 2012 by The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... ] By Tom Fries The Russia-Norway naval drills Pomor-2012 were slated to begin on Friday ( RIAN ). Simultaneously, President Putin announced that Russia would support further development of its Arctic navy in the years ahead ( BO , marinelink.com ). ...
The Arctic This Week - News for April 29 - May ... [ Published May 07 2012 by The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... ] By Tom Fries Arctic News April 28 - May 5Not a subscriber yet? Sign up here !THE BEST READS THIS WEEKThanks for joining us this week! If you’ve only got a few minutes to read, I suggest the following three articles for a longer look .1. Quick ...
Lloyd’s of London report examines risks for com... [ Published May 07 2012 by Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... ] Lloyd’s of London, the British insurance company, and Chatham House, a London-based think tank, have released a report together entitled, “Arctic Opening: Opportunity and Risk in the High North.” The report states that four key industries will be the ...
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