Environmentalists are pleased with the Russian president’s laudable efforts to push the country into the right direction, but refrain from applauding before real changes in ecological policy gain traction.

A railway connection from China, through Russia, the Nordic countries and to the Norwegian port of Narvik might not be far from becoming reality, Swedish Communications Minister Åsa Torstensson maintains.

Cairn Energy get's the go-ahead from the Greenland government for its planned drilling in Baffin Bay.

No drilling on deep waters will be conducted before the circumstances around the accident in the Gulf of Mexico have been clarified, Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy said at a conference today.

There is really no solution or method today that we're aware of that can actually recover oil from the Arctic ice, says a senior official with a Canadian firm that specializes in oil-spill response.

Denmark's Arctic environment minister hints at more regulations for shipping and cruise traffic in the Arctic waters.

A warmer Arctic climate is influencing the air pressure at the North Pole and shifting wind patterns on our planet. We can expect more cold and snowy winters in Europe, eastern Asia and eastern North America.

The Second Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum will take place in Tromsø, Northern Norway on February 22nd 2011.

Speaking at this past week's International Polar Year conference in Oslo, Saami leader Ole Henrik Magga urges scientists and indigenous peoples to work together.

In July Russian Polar scientists will conduct a larger study of the Arctic continental shelf as part of the program “Boundaries of the Russian continental shelf”. The program is aimed at securing Russia’s right to the natural resources in the Arctic, RIA Novosti reports.