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  • July 2008

    • Arctic Boom Awash in Green Risk

      Yale Environment 360  |  Jul 10, 08 1:42 PM CDT

      Arctic Boom Awash in Green Risk

      (Newser) - As the Arctic sea ice melts, it’s uncovering vast resources, leading to an international energy and mining rush. Companies are lining up to explore the region, and nations are reviving Arctic border disputes in hopes of tapping its wealth. But the exploitation of the area’s resources could have dire environmental consequences, Ed Struzik writes on Yale Environment 360. More »

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      Canada  • Arctic  • Arctic race  • mining  • Exxon Valdez  • minerals

  • October 2007

    • Resource-Rich Greenland Looks to Break Free

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Oct 16, 07 8:36 PM CDT

      Resource-Rich Greenland Looks to Break Free

      (Newser) - Global warming has put Greenland’s mineral and oil deposits within reach, raising the volume on long-simmering chatter about independence. Denmark supplies much of the island's budget—including a substantial welfare system—but the self-sufficiency offered by melting ice means Greenlanders may no longer need the Danes at all, reports the Christian Science Monito r. More »

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      oil  • Europe  • Denmark  • independence  • US  • Greenland  • minerals  • welfare

  • September 2007

    • The Arctic Is Ours: Kremlin

      Reuters  |  Sep 21, 07 2:33 AM CDT

      The Arctic Is Ours: Kremlin

      (Newser) - In the latest audacious claim by Russia, the nation is insisting that rock samples taken 13,000 feet beneath the North Pole prove that a large part of the Arctic seabed is rightfully Russian territory. The US, Canada, Norway and Denmark also have territorial claims to the mineral-rich area that's becoming increasingly accessible as the ice cap melts. More »

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      Russia  • global warming  • United Nations  • oil  • Canada  • gas  • Arctic  • Norway  • Denmark  • Kremlin  • USA  • minerals  • Arctic 2007

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