Shell Halts Arctic Oil Drilling

Shell Halts Arctic Oil Drilling

Royal Dutch Shell Oil will halt oil drilling in the Arctic after an initial exploratory well in the Chukchi Sea produced weak results. The Burger J well was drilled 6,800 feet in a basin that had company officials thinking they were on top of a significant reserve....

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Intriguing Churchill Photo

Intriguing Churchill Photo

When pre - polar bear season news is slow in Churchill, one can always find something quirky and new about the frontier town on the shores of the Hudson Bay. Take a look at this wild photo of a plane fuselage on a train car in Churchill.

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Churchill Video of the Week – Red Fox

Churchill Video of the Week – Red Fox

Take a look at this amazing footage of a red fox hunting lemmings in the snow. These animals have exceptional hearing that detects the movement of the rodents. Scientists also hypothesize that red fox utilize the Earth's magnetic field to hunt. While the ability to...

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Global “Doomsday” Arctic Seed Vault Opened

Global “Doomsday” Arctic Seed Vault Opened

Deep beyond the rim of the Arctic Circle on a Norwegian archipelago the Svalbard Global Seed Vault stands rimmed in hoar frost and surrounded by permafrost. The vault, which holds roughly 860,000 and 4,000 plant species seeds from nearly every country on Earth, is a...

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Churchill Northern Lights Photo

Churchill Northern Lights Photo

Alex De Vries - Magnifico took this "outstanding",(see what I did there?), northern lights photograph in Churchill last evening. The aurora borealis continues to impress into September. These spectacular sights we have been seeing bode well for polar bear season which...

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Churchill Photos of the Week – Belugas

Churchill Photos of the Week – Belugas

So I guess I lied about the last beluga whale photos I posted by writing they would the final shots of the season. These clear underwater shots by Douglas Kahle are some real gems. We can't seem to get enough looks at these incredible mammals that return to the...

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Churchill Sunday Photo- Aurora

Churchill Sunday Photo- Aurora

Northern lights in Churchill continue through the summer and into fall. Katie de Meulles captured this image last night with the lights of Churchill in the background. With polar bear season just around the corner, travelers to Churchill will be eager to catch a...

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The Town of Churchill

The Town of Churchill

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