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- UK Politicians Call For Ban On Arctic Drilling Due To Safety Concerns Sat, 22 Sep 12, 1:45amThe UK’s Environmental Audit Committee has released a report titled “Protecting the Arctic” in which Members of Parliament call for a halt on oil drilling in the region until several concerns are addressed...
- US National Snow and Ice Data Center Reports Arctic Sea Ice Falls to New Record Low Fri, 21 Sep 12, 6:50amBack in August, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)) reported that over 900 cubic kilometers of summer sea ice had disappeared from the Arctic ocean over the past year...
- Shell’s Arctic Oil Drilling Efforts Halted by Massive Rogue Iceberg Fri, 14 Sep 12, 12:04amIceberg photo via Shutterstock After the Gulf of Mexico disaster revealed the perils of deep water drilling to the public, there was a lot of opposition to similar projects proposed in the Arctic...
- Impact of Melting Arctic Ice Will Be Equal to Unleashing 20 Years Of CO2 Emissions Thu, 6 Sep 12, 11:34pmSatellites recently showed that Arctic ice is melting 50% faster than expected, and that sea ice levels are set to hit a record low. Now ice scientist Professor Peter Wadhams has revealed to BBC Newsnight that if the planet...
- Impact of Melting Arctic Ice Will Be Equal to Unleasing “20 Years Of CO2 Emissions” Thu, 6 Sep 12, 11:34pmRecently we have reported on satellites which show that Arctic ice is melting 50% faster than expected, and that sea ice levels are set to hit a record low...
- Arctic Sea Ice to Hit Record Low This Month According to US National Snow and Ice Data Center Reports Fri, 24 Aug 12, 5:30amLast week we reported that The European Space Agency’s CryoSat 2 probe had completed its 18-month-long mission and revealed that over 900 cubic kilometers of summer sea ice had disappeared from the Arctic ocean over the...
- CryoSat 2 Probe Shows Summer Arctic Sea Ice Melting 50% Faster Than Expected Thu, 16 Aug 12, 5:54amThe European Space Agency’s CryoSat 2 probe has completed its 18-month-long mission and the results are disturbing. According to data being analyzed at the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling at University College...