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- US approves oil drilling in Alaska waters, prompting fears for marine life Fri, 14 Jul 17, 7:07amItalian company plans to drill four exploration wells in the Arctic, which some say will endanger polar bears, bowhead whales and other marine mammals
- “‘The permafrost is dying’: Bethel sees increased shifting of roads and buildings”… Now they just need some warming. Tue, 11 Jul 17, 2:47amGuest post by David Middleton Rural Alaska ‘The permafrost is dying’: Bethel sees increased shifting of roads and buildings Author: Lisa Demer Updated: 1 day ago calendar Published 2 days ago BETHEL — Along the main...
- How climate scepticism turned into something more dangerous Fri, 7 Jul 17, 3:00pmDoubts about the science are being replaced by doubts about the motives of scientists and their political supporters. Once this kind of cynicism takes hold, is there any hope for the truth? By David Runciman
- A Rebuttal to Environmentalists’ Claims That “Arctic Drilling Revenue Predictions Are ‘Way Off’” Wed, 21 Jun 17, 6:46amGuest post by David Middleton Why would anyone care what “environmentalists” have to say about potential Arctic oil revenue? I only care because their “reasoning” is both fun and easy to ridicule...
- Arctic Expedition Cancelled Due to Excess “Climate Change” Thu, 15 Jun 17, 6:16pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall h/t James Delingpole / Breitbart – University of Manitoba has a new term for excess sea ice; they now call it “climate change”...
- Study finds a natural cause for early 20th century Arctic warming – but kowtows to CO2 in the present Wed, 31 May 17, 4:30amFrom the universities of Kyoto & San Diego comes this old tired catchphrase, along with a polar bear picture to go with the press release. Is a warmer Arctic a canary of global warming? Since the 1970s the northern polar...
- Claim: Arctic warming to increase Eurasian extreme cold events Wed, 17 May 17, 2:45amFrom the INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES and the “it’s called weather” department. In recent years, Arctic warming and extreme events have attracted widespread attention of...
- Arctic Methane Seeps Slow Global Warming, Reverse Ocean Acidification and Cure Hypoxia Tue, 9 May 17, 10:14pmGuest post by David Middleton From the “Truth is Stranger than Fiction” files: Are methane seeps in the Arctic slowing global warming? By Randall HymanMay...
- Alarmists Gone Wild: Saving the Arctic Sea Ice from Oblivion With… Windmills! Wed, 3 May 17, 11:41pmGuest post by David Middleton From the “Truth is Stranger than Fiction” files… Leave it to a researcher who studies icy moons in the outer solar system to come up with an out-there scheme to restore vanishing...
- Sea ice off Newfoundland thickest ever yet another polar bear comes ashore Mon, 24 Apr 17, 2:06amBy Dr. Susan Crockford: Amid reports that ice conditions between Newfoundland and southern Labrador are the worst in living memory, another polar bear was reported ashore in the area — just after biologist Andrew Derocher...
- New plastic garbage patch discovered in Arctic Ocean Fri, 21 Apr 17, 1:39amThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't the only place where plastic pollution is gathering in the world's oceans. An international team of scientists from 12 institutions in eight countries recently discovered a new garbage...
- 80,000 Yrs of Arctic Ice Melted in Single Weekend Fri, 14 Apr 17, 12:00amNews Brief by Kip Hansen No, really…no kidding here…this is a real disaster. This is not Fake News! Here’s the story, from the NY Times’ Tatiana Schlossberg (and here): “Ice from the Canadian Arctic has...
- Arctic Ocean undergoes 'massive shift,' becoming more like Atlantic Sat, 8 Apr 17, 12:49amIncreasing temperatures aren't the only factor to blame for dramatic Arctic sea ice loss. An international team of 16 scientists led by the International Arctic Research Center in Alaska discovered warm currents from the...
- Inconvenient finding: Melting sea ice may lead to more life in the sea Fri, 31 Mar 17, 7:00amFrom the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK and the “I can hear sea ice fanatic heads exploding already” department comes this bit of good news...
- A Bureaucrat Says: “Market Argues Against Arctic Ocean Oil Development.” The Market Seems to Disagree. Thu, 23 Mar 17, 2:21amGuest post by David Middleton From Real Clear Energy: Really? Firstly, how can reopening the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea OCS areas to leasing be disrespectful to “market forces”? Opening up an area to leasing...