10 Jan: Inuuteq Holm Olsen is announced as
the man who will represent Greenland at its
“representative office” - analogous to an embassy - in Washington when the office opens
at the end of September 2014. (Arctic Journal)
30 Jan: Novatek announces that it is planning to build a second LNG plant on the
Yamal Peninsula. (Barents Observer)
30 Jan: Alaska’s Arctic Policy Commission
releases its preliminary report to the Alaska State Legislature.
30 Jan: Shell announces it will not drill in
the Arctic Ocean in 2014, making reference to a US appeals court decision on 22
January. (The Hill)
15 Jan: The US Environmental Protection Agency
releases a report clearly
suggesting that the proposed Pebble Mine in
Bristol Bay would pose
significant risks to local
populations and salmon
stocks. (Alaska Dispatch)
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16 Jan: Nunavut’s chief
coroner announces an inquiry into the high rates
of suicide in the territory
after 45 suicides are recorded in 2013. (Alaska
Dispatch)
22 Jan: A US federal appeals
court issues a ruling that
throws the 2008 sale of offshore leases in the Chukchi Sea into question. Shell,
among others, is affected.
(Alaska Dispatch)
30 Jan: The White House releases the “Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region”.
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28 Jan: Norway and Canada appeal a
ruling by the World Trade Organization
that upheld the legality of the European Union’s ban on the importation of
seal products. (Arctic Journal)
28 Jan: Canada’s Minister for the Arctic
Council Leona Aglukkaq announced
that an Arctic Economic Council would
be formed. (Globe and Mail)