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  • 2013 meeting of the Council of UArctic

    2013 meeting of the Council of UArctic

    UAF campus

    The 16th meeting of the Council of University of the Arctic will take place at the University of Alaska, Firebanks (UAF), June 3-5th, 2013.

    Hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, this year’s Council meeting will run from Monday, June 3rd through to Wednesday, June 5th, with an optional day trip to Denali National Park on June 6th (see Council 2013 – Preliminary program).

    Besides regular Council business, the 2013 Council meeting program will include a “UArctic Today – Introduction to UArctic” session which should be of particular interest to new members and new delegates; a couple of sessions to review and discuss the draft UArctic Strategic Plan 2020; side-meetings for Council Committees and Program Teams, as well as for North2north coordinators and partners (these meetings are by invitation only); and a members Networking session.

    To complete registration, access the UAF’s website. The information on the meeting venue, accommodation, travel arrangements and ideas for the things to do in interior Alaska are all available here.

    Fairbanks serves as the hub city for Alaska’s interior and a gateway to Arctic Alaska. Home to approximately 100,000 residents, Fairbanks has a diverse economy that includes mining, military, tourism, the University of Alaska Fairbanks and regional offices for state and federal agencies. The people of Fairbanks are known for their friendliness, self-sufficiency, dedication to community and pride in Alaska.

    Please, consult the Council’s website for more information.

    Source

    University of teh Arctic

  • Greenpeace fools oil company executives

    Greenpeace fools oil company executives

    Greenpeace meeting

    Greenpeace fooled oil company executives into a meeting to lecture them about exploration. A real meeting was held, but the executives were directed to another location.

    Hoping to hear about oil exploration in Greenland in a seminar held by Greenland’s Raw Materials Directorate, 18 executives were fooled.

    As they entered an elevator to go to the correct Directorate meeting on the fifth floor, friendly (Greenpeace) assistants advised them that the meeting had been moved to another room on the fourth floor – which Greenpeace had hired for the occasion.

    For 15 minutes the executives listened to a Power-Point presentation on why environmental organisations are against exploration and extraction in Greenland.

    Greenpeace even provided coffee, tea and croissants.

    It was not until the final slide of the show that those listening became aware of the fact they had been duped by Greenpeace which also had activist outside the building protesting.

    After the presentation, activists thanked the oil companies and left the building.

    Oil companies attending the initial Greenland Raw Materials Directorate meeting were Shell, BP, Nuna Oil, GreenPex, Kogas, DCE, TBS, ComcaPhilips, Wintershell, Apwadarko and Statoil.

    Source: Politiken

    Greenpeace fooled oil company executives into a meeting to lecture them about exploration. A real meeting was held, but the executives were directed to another location.

    Hoping to hear about oil exploration in Greenland in a seminar held by Greenland’s Raw Materials Directorate, 18 executives were fooled.

    As they entered an elevator to go to the correct Directorate meeting on the fifth floor, friendly (Greenpeace) assistants advised them that the meeting had been moved to another room on the fourth floor – which Greenpeace had hired for the occasion.

    For 15 minutes the executives listened to a Power-Point presentation on why environmental organisations are against exploration and extraction in Greenland.

    Greenpeace even provided coffee, tea and croissants.

    It was not until the final slide of the show that those listening became aware of the fact they had been duped by Greenpeace which also had activist outside the building protesting.

    After the presentation, activists thanked the oil companies and left the building.

    Oil companies attending the initial Greenland Raw Materials Directorate meeting were Shell, BP, Nuna Oil, GreenPex, Kogas, DCE, TBS, ComcaPhilips, Wintershell, Apwadarko and Statoil.

    Source: Politiken

  • Arctic Council Nuuk Ministerial Meeting

    Arctic Council Nuuk Ministerial Meeting

    The Arctic Council Nuuk Ministerial Meeting participants

    The Arctic Council Nuuk Ministerial Meeting participants held a press conference at the end of the meeting, where they expressed their satisfaction with the results of the meeting.

    The Search and Rescue Agreement was considered ground-breaking, as it is the first legally binding agreement negotiated under the auspices of the Arctic Council and an important step towards safe shipping in the Arctic. The shipping and resource management will be a priority in the Swedish chairmanship agenda Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt stating, that “Arctic Countries need enhanced cooperation on many future challenges in the Arctic, not least prevention, preparedness and response to oil spills. As incoming chair we will press forward with this agenda.”

    Arctic Council Permanent Participants had a different perspective, stating that the environmental issues are the most important for their communities. To maintain a healthy Arctic environment is a prerequisite for the survival of their culture and livelihoods. In the coming Swedish chairmanship period they will also “commit to working on improving health by establishing adaptive measures to protect our traditional food sources and to support and strengthen indigenous languages”, stated Rodion Sulyandziga, Chairman of the Indigenous Peoples Secretariat.

    Sources: AC, IPS