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On AlterNet: arctic

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "arctic"

The Frightening New Evidence Scientists Have Just Learned About Global Warming

The Frightening New Evidence Scientists Have Just Learned About Global Warming

Steve Connor, Independent UK. January 13, 2009.
New evidence shows that the arctic is warming faster than the rest of the world, a decade before it was predicted.

Offshore Drilling in Alaska: Obama Must Slow the Rush

Offshore Drilling in Alaska: Obama Must Slow the Rush

Margaret Williams, Yale Environment 360. November 19, 2008.
Obama must reverse Bush policies to avoid irreparable harm to Arctic wildlife and to some of the most biologically productive waters on earth.

Methane 'Fart' from the Earth Poses Enormous Global Warming Risk

Methane 'Fart' from the Earth Poses Enormous Global Warming Risk

Steve Connor, The Independent UK. September 24, 2008.
Melting in the Arctic has caused the release of millions of tons of methane -- a gas 20 times more damaging than carbon dioxide.

Cue the Wingnuts to Spin Environmental Disaster as a GOOD Thing

Cue the Wingnuts to Spin Environmental Disaster as a GOOD Thing

Jill C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. July 24, 2008.
There's oil in the arctic. Now right-wing radio will probably start talking about how great melting ice caps are, as they make it easier to drill.

McCain's Energy Plan Will Drill Us Into a Deeper Crisis

McCain's Energy Plan Will Drill Us Into a Deeper Crisis

Javier Sierra, Sierra Club. July 8, 2008.
Would more permits for oil drilling benefit U.S. consumers? McCain would like you to think so, but there's more to the story than he's telling.

Arctic Ice Melts Create New Land Rush

Arctic Ice Melts Create New Land Rush

Robert J. Miller, TomPaine.com. May 7, 2007.
Nations are racing to plant flags and claim the "new world" of islands and sea routes that are emerging as Arctic ice melts.