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Arctic Report July 21, 2017

July 21, 2017 By Andrea Wagner In Arctic Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Congress, Economic Development, Fisheries, House Committee Hearing, Indigenous Affairs, Infrastructure, International Relations, Law of the Sea, Maritime, National Security, Natural Resource Extraction, Oil & Gas Development, Science & Research, Shipping, State of Alaska, U.S. Coast Guard, Uncategorized, Wildlife No Comments

Report Contains:
Notes from the United State Arctic Research Commission’s 107th Meeting
Highlights from the 7th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations
Icebreaker Amendment Voted Down – House Appropriations Committee Homeland Security Appropriations FY2018 Markup
America’s Arctic Economic Ambitions: Opportunities and Limitations – Center for Strategic and International Studies
Hearing on Opening ANWR to Drilling – House Committee on Natural Resources
Arctic News Roundup

Arctic Report January 11, 2017

January 11, 2017 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Arctic Council, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Indigenous Affairs, Maritime, Permafrost, Sea Level Rise, Shipping, State of Alaska, Telecommunications, Traditional Knowledge, Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard No Comments

Alaska State Arctic Policy Advisor Craig Fleener spoke at the Arctic Research Commission of the U.S. headquarters about how he sees future Arctic policy and research.

Arctic Report December 1, 2016

December 1, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Center for Strategic and International Studies, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Conventional Energy, Energy, Infrastructure, Permafrost, Renewable Energy, Science & Research, Sea Level Rise No Comments

The participants in this panel discussion were Frank Verrastro, Senior Vice President & Chair for Energy and Geopolitics at CSIS, Christi Tezak, Managing Director for ClearView Energy Partners LLC, Adam Sieminski, Administrator for the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and Todd Stern, former U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change.

Arctic Report November 30, 2016

November 30, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Arctic Council, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Indigenous Affairs, Permafrost, Sea Level Rise, State of Alaska, Traditional Knowledge No Comments

Speaking at ARCUS in Washington, D.C. about rapid sea-ice changes in the Arctic, Dr. Hajo Eicken said the region is now the scene of increased uncertainty, poses higher risks for users, and will see greater impacts on its local communities, especially from increased maritime activity.
He stressed the importance of prediction networks, which can work from a variety of time scales ranging from a week or less to several months.

Arctic Report September 27, 2016

September 27, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Arctic Council, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Economic Development, Permafrost, Science & Research, Sea Level Rise, State of Alaska, Traditional Knowledge No Comments

The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States hosted a panel discussion open to the public in conjunction with the Arctic Science Ministerial. The panel focused on citizen engagement and education about Arctic research and research improvements.

Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2016

May 20, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Economic Development, Fisheries, Indigenous Affairs, Maritime, Permafrost, Sea Level Rise, Shipping, Traditional Knowledge, Transportation No Comments

June 9, 2016 – The Newseum, Washington, DC The Arctic Report will report on the following panels, in addition to parts of other panels: Closing the Loop on Trash: A […]

ARCUS D.C. Arctic Research Seminar Series – Ambassador Mark Brzezinski

May 19, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Arctic Council, Budget, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Economic Development, International Relations, Science & Research No Comments

May 19, 2016 – ARCUS DC Office, Washington, D.C. Ambassador Mark Brzezinski, Executive Director of the Arctic Executive Steering Committee, provided a presentation giving an update on the activities of […]

A Conversation with Arctic Youth Ambassador Esau Sinnok

May 16, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Arctic Council, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Economic Development, Indigenous Affairs, Natural Resource Extraction, State of Alaska, U.S. Department of State No Comments

May 16, 2016 – U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental & Scientific Affairs’ (OES) Office of Oceans & Polar Affairs hosted a conversation […]

Senate Energy & Natural Resources hearing on the U.S. Geological Survey

April 7, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Budget, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Congress, Infrastructure, Permafrost, Science & Research, Senate Committee Hearing, State of Alaska No Comments

April 7, 2016 – Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. In her opening statement, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said her committee had not conducted a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) direct […]

ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series: Using an Environmental Intelligence Framework to Evaluate the Impacts of Ocean Acidifcation in the Arctic

March 31, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Permafrost, Science & Research, Sea Level Rise No Comments

March 31, 2016 – ARCUS DC Office, Washington, D.C. The ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series held a seminar on the new ways of collecting and integrating critical environmental intelligence to […]