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The Arctic

Dear Mr. President, "I Believe" Isn't Good Policy

Shannyn Moore | Posted 09.10.2012 | Politics
Read More: Bp, President Obama, Oil Spill, Ken Salazar, Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon, Obama, Shell Oil, The Arctic, Politics News
Shannyn Moore

Your secretary of the interior, Ken Salazar, recently told reporters asking about Shell's recent drilling permits and Alaska's Arctic, "I believe there's not going to be an oil spill." "I believe" is not good policy. I believe that unicorn fur is the most absorbent clean-up product.

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The Beginnings of Arctic Science

Roger M. McCoy | Posted 08.08.2012 | Science
Read More: Studying the Arctic, Arctic Exploration, The Arctic, Arctic Survival, Exploring the Arctic, Arctic Ocean, Mapping the Arctic, Arctic Science, Science News
Roger M. McCoy

Imagine sailing to the Canadian Arctic in 1819. There were only three surveyed points, hundreds of miles apart, defining the entire north coast of North America. In the 1820s the map of the Arctic was almost blank.

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Petermann Glacier: Giant Ice Island Breaks Off Greenland

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Greenland Ice Island, Petermann Glacier, Greenland, Climate Chance, The Arctic, Arctic Ice Melting, Global Warming, Climate Change, Green News

WASHINGTON — A giant ice island has broken off the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland. A University of Delaware researcher says the floati...

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