Arctic

Not the Change Polar Bears Need: President Obama's Polar Bear Extinction Plan

Kassie Siegel | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Polar Bears, Polar Bear, Endangered Species, Alaska, Polar Bears Endangered, North Pole, Endangered Species Act, Arctic, Green News
Kassie Siegel

More than two-thirds of these amazing animals, including all the polar bears in Alaska, will likely be gone by 2050. So it boggles the mind that the Obama administration announced plans to reissue a Bush-era regulation that limits protections for polar bears under the Endangered Species Act.

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The Climate Post: Arctic Oil Drilling Opens as Pitfalls Pondered Miles Away

Jan Mazurek | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, Chernobyl, Gas Prices, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, Environment, Oil, Climate Change, BP Oil Spill, Solar Power, Barack Obama, Arctic, Alternative Energy, Corn Production, Green News
Jan Mazurek

As pump prices ease, federal prosecutors are turning up the heat in the BP oil spill case, arresting an ex-engineer accused of obstructing justice by deleting potentially damaging emails.

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The Climate Post: As Half the U.S. Contemplates Hydraulic Fracturing, First Liquefied Natural Gas Export Plant Approved

Jan Mazurek | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Energy, Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, Epa, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Arctic, Greenhouse Gases, Environment, Oil, Natural Gas, Climate Change, Hydraulic Fracturing, Global Warming, Solar Power, Green News
Jan Mazurek

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved the first large-scale liquefied natural gas export terminal in the lower 48 states despite record falling gas prices.

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Save the Polar Bears, Save Ourselves

Sylvia Earle | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Dr. Sylvia Earle, Ted, Polar Bears, Conservation, Documentary, Our Oceans, Climate Change, Oceans, One World One Ocean Campaign, Environement, Mission Blue, Arctic, To the Arctic Documentary, To the Arctic, Green News
Sylvia Earle

To the Arctic is a celebration of Arctic life in its many resilient forms with intimate glimpses of our fellow mammals -- polar bears, foxes, walruses, caribou and others who share with humans a common need for water, warmth, food, shelter -- and protection from predators.

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What Polar Bears Were Doing Half A Million Years Ago

Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Population, Dna, Grizzly Bears, Video, Species, Biology, Polar Bears, Evolution, Endangered Species, Climate Change, Animals, Bears, Global Warming, Arctic, Science News

By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 04/19/2012 02:13 PM EDT on LiveScience Polar bears have been chilling on the ice far lon...

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BP Disaster Anniversary a Reminder of Regulatory Changes Needed

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Beaufort Sea, Department of Interior, Environment, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Chukchi Sea, Deepwater Horizon, Oceans, BP Oil Spill, Coast Guard, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Exxon Valdez, Arctic, Offshore Drilling, Bp Oil Spill Anniversary, Smarter Ideas, Green News
Dennis Takahashi-Kelso

We need to decide whether it is appropriate to lease sensitive areas of the ocean for oil and gas development. To make smart decisions, though, we need solid scientific information -- and that information does not exist for most "frontier" areas.

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

Cindy Shogan | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Polar Bears, Deepwater Horizon, Arctic Drilling, Obama, Inupiat Eskimo, Shell Oil, Arctic, Green News
Cindy Shogan

The reasons not to drill just keep mounting -- and the reasons to drill? Well, there seems to be just one, and I can't say it in politically correct company. I can give you a hint: Republican rhetoric and the 2012 presidential election.

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'Green News Report' - April 17, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Republicans, Glaciers, Himalayas, Tornadoes, Rush Limbaugh, Speculation, Wall Street, Japan, Extreme Weather, Nuclear Waste, Solar Energy, Military, Radioactivity, James Cameron, Louisiana, Biofuels, Arctic, BP Oil Spill, Algae, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Obama cal...

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As Ice Cap Melts, Militaries Vie For Arctic Edge

AP | ERIC TALMADGE | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Video, Arctic Military, Arctic Climate Change, Arctic Ice Melt, Climate Change, Arctic Region, Arctic Shipping Lanes, Ap, Arctic, Arctic Military Activity, Green News

YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — To the world's military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War i...

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Michael Klare's The Race for What's Left

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Tar Sands, Resources, Natural Resources, Military, Michael Klare, Fossil Fuels, Africa, Oil, Environment, Hydrofracking, Siberia, British Petroleum, Niger, China, Arctic, Renewable Energy, The Race for What's Left, Clean Energy, Books News
Lawrence Wittner

Is it possible to cope with the immense dangers posed by the rapid consumption of the world's resources? In The Race for What's Left, Michael Klare claims that it is -- but only through a significant change in behavior.

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The Climate Post: Record Temperatures May Bring More Than Just Early Spring Flowers

Jan Mazurek | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Energy, Gas Prices, Keystone XL Pipeline, Hybrid Cars, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Solar Power, Sea Level Rise, Arctic, Green News
Jan Mazurek

Washington, D.C.'s famed cherry blossoms -- now celebrating their centennial -- decided to spring one on visitors, peaking well before the arrival of most Cherry Blossom Festival-goers.

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The Arctic: A Journey Of Epic Proportions

G Adventures | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Ms Expedition, G Adventures Travel, Antarctica, Adventure Travel, Bloggers, Wild Junket, Arctic, Polar Bear, Slidepollajax, Travel News
G Adventures

Each day of the journey brought unpredictable thrills and excitement. And it wasn't just the landscapes that floored me.

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Shell Game

Michael Brune | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Oil, Gas Prices, Arctic, Shell Oil, Royal Dutch Shell, Shell Sierra Club, Sierra Club, Shell Lawsuit, Green News
Michael Brune

Shell wants a judge to block challenges to its drilling plans that no one's even made yet. The real message to anyone who believes America's Polar Bear Seas just might not be the smartest place to start drilling oil wells: get out of the way, there's money to be made.

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WATCH: Penguin, Sea Lion Play Desperate Game Of Cat-And-Mouse

Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Seal, Video, Antarctic, Frozen Planet, Nature Documentary, Killer Whale, Discovery Channel, Penguin, Predator, Sea Lion, Animals, Prey, Arctic, Science News

Will the poor little penguin get away--or wind up inside the sea lion's belly? It's an obvious question for viewers of a video showing a gripping s...

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'Green News Report' - March 6, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Michael Mann, Arctic Ice Melt, Agriculture, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Climate Scientists, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Tornadoes, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Fema, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Arctic, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Food, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Iowa, Venezuela, Chevy Volt, William Nordhaus, Economy, Factory Farms, Iran, Aipac, Newt Gingrich, Solar Power, Greg Palast, Mercury, Uranium, Ocean Acidification, National Parks, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Iran war ...

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Robert Swan OBE: "The Greatest Threat to Our Planet Is the Belief That Someone Else Will Save It"

Aiko Stevenson | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Conservation, Adventure, Antarctica, Arctic Expedition, 2012 Arctic Expedition, Adventure Travel, Explorers, Arctic, Robert Swan, Green Movement, Madrid Protocol, Sustainability, 2041, South Pole, North Pole, Green News
Aiko Stevenson

In 1986, Robert Swan made the longest unassisted walk ever to the South Pole. Three years later he went onto the North Pole and by the age of 33, he became first person in history to walk to both North and South Pole.

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'Green News Report' - March 1, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Canada, Climate Scientists, Tar Sands, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Republicans, Agriculture, Arctic Ice Melt, Michael Mann, Coal, Chicago, Tornadoes, Fema, Royal Dutch Shell, Midwest Generation, Utilities, Barack Obama, Shell Oil, Arctic, Dirty Coal, Koch Brothers, Keystone XL Pipeline, Food, Extreme Weather, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: March roa...

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WATCH: Aboard National Geographic Explorer

Lindblad Expeditions | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Lindblad, Arctic Undersea, Marine Research, Remote Operated Vehicle, National Geographic, Antarctic Undersea, Arctic, Undiscovered Species, Antarctica, Underwater, Explore, Undersea Discoveries, Lindblad Expeditions, Undersea, Video, Travel News
Lindblad Expeditions

That weird mushroom-creature from the Arctic? We still don't know what it is, and we're still working to find out.

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Historic Progress on the Environment Under President Obama

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Fuel Efficiency, Lead, Hybrids, Arctic, Electric Cars, Clean Cars, Epa, Mercury, Asthma, Jobs, Mercury Poisoning, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Coal-Fired Plants, Clean Energy, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Even in the face of a year of unprecedented and unrelenting congressional assault on the environment, President Obama has proven that prosperity fits hand-in-hand with clean air and clean water, and strong public health protections.

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Tiny Songbird Credited With Big Record-Breaking Feat

Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Video, Migration, Northern Wheatear, Songbird, Africa, Birds, Animal Migration, Arctic, Bird Migration, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 02/14/2012 07:06 PM EST on LiveScience Tiny songbirds weighing no more than two tablespoon...

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WATCH: Supercontinent 'Smashup' Video Shows Earth's Fate

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Tectonic Shifts, South America, Video, Amasia, Supercontinent, North America, Atlantic Ocean, Pangea, Supercontinent Formation, Arctic, Science News

What lies ahead for planet Earth? In the next 50 million to 200 million years, geologists have predicted that the continents will smash together to cr...

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Arctic Oil Drilling Threatens Polar Bear Birthing Grounds

Rocky Kistner | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Polar Bears, Porlar Bear, Oil Drilling, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic, Video, Oil Pollution, Shell Oil Drilling, Shell, Shell Drilling, Green News
Rocky Kistner

Should we believe the industry that brought us Exxon Valdez and the Deepwater Horizon that oil blowouts can be contained and controlled in the frigid oceans of the arctic?

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'Green News Report' - February 7, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Fracking, Economy, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Wall Street Journal, Canada, Tar Sands, Drought, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Heat Wave, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Groundhog Day, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Texas, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Peak, Russia, Ron Paul, League of Conservation Voters, Colorado, Public Lands, Mitt Romney, Super Bowl, Arctic, Clint Eastwood, Sustainability, Europe, Michael Mann, Nuclear Energy, Wolves, Endangered Species, Solar Energy; Desert; Peak Oil, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Romney an...

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PHOTOS: Hunting Seals In Greenland

Bruce Parry | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Slidewide, Hunting, Greenland, Seals, Arctic Travel, Travel Blogs, Arctic, Travel News
Bruce Parry

Rasmus has run out of walrus meat so the dogs will have to make do with dry biscuits. Unless we get some meat we're all going to go hungry, that's the way of it out here.

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Arctic Ocean Wildlife Need Your Help

Marilyn Heiman | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Chukchi Sea, Animals, Arctic, Offshore Drilling, Arctic Sea Ice, US Arctic Ocean, Arctic Ocean Wildlife, Arctic Wildlife, Arctic Ocean, Arctic Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling, Video, Green News
Marilyn Heiman

Arctic offshore development must be done safely and sustainably. Until the highest standards are in place, the best plan is to defer all new exploration.

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