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Drill Off Alaska Coast? Gulf Mess Renews Debate

WASHINGTON -- A year after the disastrous Gulf oil spill, the prospect of a major accident in oil's next frontier - the icy waters off Alaska's north coast - has experts even more concerned. Mark Thiessen, AP A fishing boat returns to the harbor Friday in Cordova, Alaska, from Prince William Sound, the site of...

Nuclear Subs Taking Scientists on Secret Arctic Missions

SAN DIEGO -- To avoid detection and take advantage of the ultimate polar route during classified missions, U.S. Navy nuclear submarines regularly cross under the Arctic. So why not do a little science on the way? Starting this year, civilian scientists from the Navy's San Diego-based Arctic Submarine Laboratory will join...

Second Arctic Outbreak Hits US; Why Is It So Cold?

(Dec. 13) -- The second outbreak of Arctic cold in two weeks has hit the U.S., and residents in much of the eastern two-thirds of the nation will shiver again this week: Temperatures Tuesday morning will range from close to 30 below zero in International Falls, Minn., to near freezing in Miami. While weather extremes are...

At Arctic Forum, Putin Urges Other Countries to Chill

(Sept. 23) -- At a forum in Moscow today, 300 representatives from 15 countries met to discuss the future of the arctic. Amid concerns that the region is about to become a battleground over vast reserves of untapped mineral resources, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made an unexpected call for peaceful cooperation on...

Diesel Tanker Runs Aground in the Arctic

(Sept. 2) -- On some days, the fuel tank sure feels half empty. Mere hours after an oil platform explosion ripped through the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday afternoon, a tanker carrying 2.4 million gallons of diesel fuel has reportedly run aground in the Northwest Passage, the Arctic waterway above the Canadian mainland....

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Clinton urges cooperation in resource-rich Arctic

TROMSO, Norway -U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is trekking north of the Arctic Circle, a region that could become a new international battleground for resources.

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Richard Steiner: Dear Shell: Please Be Honest About Risks from Your Arctic Ocean Oil Drilling This Summer

The letter below was sent to Royal Dutch Shell at The Hague and Alaska, seeking their confirmation and clarification of several important issues regarding Shell's Arctic Ocean drilling plans this summer off northern Alaska.

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Cindy Shogan: President Obama: What Is It Going to Take to Stop Shell's Arctic Drilling?

What is it going to take for you to put a stop to Shell's plans for Arctic Ocean drilling this summer?

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Arctic Climate Change Opening Region To New Military Activity

To the world's military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over.

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06/02/12 Clinton urges cooperation in resource-rich Arctic Source: The Bulletin - Bend OR U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday ventured north of the Arctic Circle and urged international cooperation in a region that could become a new battleground for natural resources.
06/02/12 Clinton talks cooperation in resource-rich Arctic Source: FOX - KMSB 11 - Tucson AZ U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is trekking north of the Arctic Circle, a region that could become a new international battleground for resources.
05/31/12 Chill Out: Why Cooperation is Balancing Conflict Among... Source: The Brookings Institution As the Cold War receded, so too did the strategic significance of the Arctic, once a zone of U.S.-Soviet contestation.
05/31/12 Clinton to assert U.S. claim in scramble for Arctic Source: ScienceDaily OSLO, May 31, 2012 (Reuters) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will assert U.S. interest in the Arctic, where the prospects for abundant oil, gas and new trade routes has been likened to a modern-day gold rush, when she visits the region on Saturday.
05/29/12 Appeals Decision Paves Way for Shell's Arctic Pillage Source: Common Dreams An appeals court ruling issued late Friday gives Shell the green light to pursue its Arctic drilling plans, despite years-long challenges by environmental and indigenous groups.

Background on arctic

The Arctic ( or ) is a polar region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, Norway, United States, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland.

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