Arctic Governance March 2010Arctic Governance March 2010http://www.arcticgovernance.org/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easySat, 24 Apr 2010 17:57:32 +0200 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is proposing to open vast expanses of water along the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling, much of it for the first time, officials said Tuesday. Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:57:32 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/obama-to-open-offshore-areas-to-oil-drilling-for-first-time.4777882.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/obama-to-open-offshore-areas-to-oil-drilling-for-first-time.4777882.html The foreign ministers of the five Arctic Ocean coastal states in their meeting in Canada yesterday stressed the role of cooperation and international law. At the same time, they highlighted the major natural resource potential of the region. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:21:41 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/cooperation-and-resources-on-arctic-agenda.4766583.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/cooperation-and-resources-on-arctic-agenda.4766583.html Yesterday’s meeting between the five Arctic Ocean coastal states in Chelsea, Canada, indicates a formalization of an Arctic G5. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:27:10 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/formalizing-the-arctic-g5.4766495.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/formalizing-the-arctic-g5.4766495.html CHELSEA, Canada, March 30 (Itar-Tass) - The Arctic Five does not infringe the Arctic Council in any way and contributes to the solution of problems in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian journalists on Monday at the close the ministerial meeting of five countries situated on the coast of the Arctic Ocean. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:12:26 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/arctic-five-promotes-solution-to-arctic-problems-lavrov.4766480.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/arctic-five-promotes-solution-to-arctic-problems-lavrov.4766480.html OTTAWA -- It was supposed to be a meeting of polar pals. But a high-level session on the dramatic changes in the Arctic turned chilly Monday, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton rapped Canada for leaving out several players. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:06:56 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/clinton-rebukes-canada-at-arctic-meeting.4766476.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/clinton-rebukes-canada-at-arctic-meeting.4766476.html U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left a summit of Arctic coastal countries Monday after criticizing Canada for not inviting all those with legitimate interests in the polar region. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:43:37 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/clinton-rebukes-canada-on-arctic-meeting.4766409.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/clinton-rebukes-canada-on-arctic-meeting.4766409.html Foreign ministers from Russia, the United States, Canada, Denmark and Norway are meeting in Chelsea, Quebec, today -- with the Arctic on the agenda, and China on their minds. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:31:20 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/china-is-coming-to-the-arctic.4766239.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/china-is-coming-to-the-arctic.4766239.html Today in Chelsea, Que., Canada hosts a conference of foreign ministers of the United States, Russia, Norway and Denmark to discuss polar questions. Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon should be applauded for bringing together the five Arctic Ocean costal state to discuss issues like search-and rescue-capabilities, oil-spill cleanup capabilities and maritime shipping regulations. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:38:53 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/axworthy-canada-bypasses-key-players-in-arctic-meeting.4766236.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/axworthy-canada-bypasses-key-players-in-arctic-meeting.4766236.html Canada and Denmark have begun discussions aimed at resolving a decades-old boundary dispute in the Arctic Ocean, Canwest News Service has learned. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:22:35 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/canada-and-denmark-will-try-to-solve-decades-long-arctic-dispute.4765925.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/canada-and-denmark-will-try-to-solve-decades-long-arctic-dispute.4765925.html Half of Canadians believe Canada should exercise military might to assert sovereignty in the resource-rich Arctic, a new poll shows. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:17:48 +0200 http://www.arcticgovernance.org/half-of-canadians-say-use-military-to-assert-arctic-sovereignty.4765918.html http://www.arcticgovernance.org/half-of-canadians-say-use-military-to-assert-arctic-sovereignty.4765918.html