Arctic Governance October 2009Arctic Governance October 2009http://www.arcticgovernance.org/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyMon, 16 Nov 2009 15:12:47 +0100 Canada will sign an agreement today with the governments of Greenland and Nunavut to protect polar bear populations in their overlapping regions. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:12:47 +0100 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/canada-greenland-to-sign-agreement-to-protect-arctic-polar-bears.4653796.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/canada-greenland-to-sign-agreement-to-protect-arctic-polar-bears.4653796.html ARKHANGELSK: This sailing season’s last shipments of pipes for the Bovanenkovo-Ukhta pipeline on the Yamal peninsula are being loaded on vessels in the Arkhangelsk Commercial Port. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:18:00 +0100 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/last-pipes-heading-for-yamal.4649222.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/last-pipes-heading-for-yamal.4649222.html Arctic expert David Barber, who is Canada’s Research Chair in Arctic System Science at the University of Manitoba, says that the multiyear Arctic Ocean ice covering has disappeared, making it easier in the near future to open and develop Arctic shipping routes. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:53:10 +0100 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/arctic-expert-says-multilayer-ice-basically-gone.4649003.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/arctic-expert-says-multilayer-ice-basically-gone.4649003.html The EU is an Arctic entity, EU Commission representative Fernando Garces highlighted in a seminar last week. He also reiterated the Commission’s desire for permanent observer status in the Arctic Council. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:19:25 +0100 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/eu-wants-stronger-role-in-arctic.4648836.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/eu-wants-stronger-role-in-arctic.4648836.html Despite the fact that The National Post has reported that a subcommittee voted against an incentive package to build the proposed Mackenzie pipeline, others who are involved with the project are claiming that everything is status quo and no final decision has been made. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:17:43 +0100 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/confusion-over-the-mackenzie-pipeline.4648835.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/confusion-over-the-mackenzie-pipeline.4648835.html An estimated 2,6 tons of oil leaked out from the Varandey pipeline at Yuzhnoye-Khylchuyu on October 21th. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:15:25 +0100 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/oil-spill-in-nenets.4648833.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/oil-spill-in-nenets.4648833.html According to a recent study, approximately 50 million years ago while the Arctic had a short period of sweltering heat, palms not only existed, but flourished in the region. The discovery may indicate that there are significant gaps in the scientific knowledge and understanding of current climate changes. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:48:08 +0100 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/study-palms-grew-in-arctic-50-million-years-ago.4646995.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/study-palms-grew-in-arctic-50-million-years-ago.4646995.html Russian oil major Rosneft want reduced tax on investments for drilling in the Arctic. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:44:19 +0100 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/rosneft-wants-arctic-tax-breaks.4646993.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/rosneft-wants-arctic-tax-breaks.4646993.html New research conducted by scientists at both poles shows that the sea level will most likely rise by at least a meter due to the melting of and “dynamic changes” in the Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets. And because of this rise, there is a potential threat to coastal cities worldwide within the next century. And Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP) is letting people know about the possible threat. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:01:57 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/non-profit-group-holds-roundtable-meetings-on-rising-sea-levels.4645718.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/non-profit-group-holds-roundtable-meetings-on-rising-sea-levels.4645718.html New research has uncovered a significant clue in solving one of the lingering mysteries in climate change: what is causing the significant increase in Arctic tundra productivity detected by satellites since the early 1980s? Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:57:38 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/russian-tundra-getting-greener.4645716.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/russian-tundra-getting-greener.4645716.html