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Global Obama: Big Opportunities, Bigger Challenges

William Bradley | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Venezuela, Britain, Tunisia, Opec, Missile Shield, Iran, Georgia, Vladimir Putin, Qatar, Ukraine, Arctic, Boris Johnson, Libya, Energy Future, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, Germany, Petro Rush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Oil, Dmitry Medvedev, Iraq, Israel, John McCain, Natural Gas, John F. Kennedy, Joe Biden, Persian Gulf, Middle East, Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Poland, Politics News
William Bradley

If he wins, Obama will have the global popularity that no American president has had in a great many years.

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Palin the Frontierswoman?

Victoria Rosner | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Political Commentary, Gender Stereotypes, Women's History, Sarah Palin, Arctic, John McCain, Political Pundits, Mary Jemison, Isabel Gunn, Annie Oakley, Barack Obama, Women in Politics, Susanna Wright, J.R. Dunn, Vice-Presidential Race, 2008 Presidential Race, John Fubbister, Hillary Clinton, Alexander Cockburn, Martha Cannary, Frontierswoman, Politics News
Victoria Rosner

Many see Palin as a frontierswoman-- a throwback to bygone Americans, those women who helped their men win the West (or in this case, the North).

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Russian President Threatens Arctic Annexation

AP | NATALIYA VASILYEVA | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russian President Medvedev, Russia, Arctic, Russia Arctic Annexation, Politics News

MOSCOW — Russia's long-term development and its competitiveness in global markets depends on developing Arctic resources, President Dmitry Medve...

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WWF: Melting Arctic adds urgency to climate deal

AP | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Arctic, Melting Arctic, Wwf, Global Warming, Environment, Green News

OSLO, Norway — Data showing Arctic sea ice may reach its lowest level on record this summer underscores the need for governments to speed up tal...

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Obama and McCain: Silent on Climate Change

Betsy Taylor | Posted 09.12.2008 | Green

Read More: John McCain, Energy Action Coalition, Antarctic Ice Shelf, North Pole, Climate Change, Powervote, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Offshore Drilling, 1sky, Arctic, Drill Baby Drill, Green News
Betsy Taylor

If McCain and Obama don't address the scale and urgency of global warming, on what basis will we insist that they live up to their campaign commitments and to take bold action next year?

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Russia's Other Front

Scott G. Borgerson | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia Arctic, North Pole, Russia, Greenland, Environmentalism, Russia Georgia Conflict, Russia Georgia War, Arctic, Politics News
Scott G. Borgerson

President Bush is right to demand an immediate end to the looting and shooting in Georgia by Russia, but he should also turn his attention to recent aggressive Russian activity in the opening Arctic.

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Unprecedented warming, melting forces Arctic tourist evacuation

Todd Carmichael | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Climate Change, Antarctica, Todd Carmichael, Global Warming, Expedition Earth, Arctic, Green News
Todd Carmichael

If the 21 tourists evacuated from the Baffin Islands yesterday weren't convinced that we're near a climate change tipping point they are now. Accordi...

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Massive piece of Ward Hunt Ice Shelf collapses

Todd Carmichael | Posted 07.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Climate Change, Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, Global Warming, Arctic, Green News
Todd Carmichael

Explorers have used the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf as a launching point for expeditions for years. Like the changes that I have witnessed in the Antarctic, things just aren't right at the other Pole either.

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Permafrost Threatened by Rapid Retreat of Arctic Sea Ice

Janet Ritz | Posted 07.01.2008 | Green

Read More: No Ice North Pole, The Environmentalist, Green News, North Pole Ice, North Pole, Green, Science, Permafrost, Climate Crisis, Methane, Greenhouse Effect, Arctic, Sea Ice, Rising Sea Level, Greenhouse Gases, Environment, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming, c02, Green News
Janet Ritz

A new study warns that the integrity of carbon and methane sequestering permafrost is threatened by the rapid retreat of Arctic Sea Ice, and this summer may see the first ice-free North Pole for the first time in recorded history.

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Why Do They Hate Us?

Carl Pope | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polar Bears, Endangered Species, George Will, Conservativism, Global Warming, Arctic, Politics News
Carl Pope

No, I'm not referring to how the rest of the world views George Bush's United States. Nor even to how Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama fans feel about...

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The Cold Truth about Global Warming

Joseph Romm | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ipcc, Science, Climate Change, Global Warming, Arctic, Politics News
Joseph Romm

I have an article in Salon, "The cold truth about climate change: Deniers say there's no consensus about global warming. Well, there's not. There's well-tested science and real-world observations."

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Arctic Agonistes: Ceding Its Treasure of Oil and Gas

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 10.15.2007 | Politics

Read More: Thomas Homer-Dixon, Al Gore, Oil, Potsdam Institute, New York Times, Al Gore Nobel Prize, Arctic Oil, Arctic, Politics News
Raymond J. Learsy

If German scientists are correct, the polar icecap may already be a lost cause.

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News from the Arctic: Are We on the Edge of a Climate-Change Cliff?

Rep. Jay Inslee | Posted 10.02.2007 | Politics

Read More: Arctic, Global Warming, Climate Change, Melting Icecap, Politics News
Rep. Jay Inslee

Given how central the polar ice cap is to the global climactic system, not to mention the survival of the polar bear as a species, this should be more than a wake-up call.

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Elusive Northwest Passage May Open To Shipping As Arctic Ice Cap Shrinks

AP | Jamey Keaten | Posted 09.15.2007 | Home

Read More: Canada, Shipping, Global Warming, Arctic, North Pole, Northwest Passage, Home News

Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous ...

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