Arctic Thaw Could Open Vast Oil and Gas Region
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An accelerating thaw of the Arctic may open vast regions for oil and gas exploration but that brings worries of spills in the fragile environment, experts said Thursday.
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Global warming is heating the Arctic almost twice as fast as the rest of the planet in a thaw that threatens the livelihoods of millions of people and could wipe out polar bears by 2100, according to an eight-nation report released on Monday.
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The Arctic's Northwest Passage has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long-sought but historically impassable route between Europe and Asia, the European Space Agency said.
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New studies project that the Arctic Ocean could be mostly open water in summer by 2040 Â several decades earlier than previously expected.
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The rate of Arctic ice loss has shot up dramatically in recent years, scientists say, with the region losing 14 percent of its perennial ice cover&#151;an area the size of Texas&#151;between 2004 and 2005.
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The federal government will open up nearly 46,000 square miles off Alaska's northwest coast to petroleum leases next month, a decision condemned by enviromental groups that contend the industrial activity will harm northern marine mammals.
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The ice-cloaked Arctic Ocean was once apparently a warm, biologically brewing basin, scientists say.
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Russia yesterday intensified the international scramble for control of the Arctic as scientists said that samples from a vast mountain range under the ocean show that it is part of Russia's continental shelf.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  â Royal Dutch Shell led a handful of petroleum companies in bidding Wednesday for leases in the Chukchi Sea off Alaskaâs northwest shore.
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Global warming is heating the Arctic almost twice as fast as the rest of the planet in a thaw that threatens millions of livelihoods and could wipe
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p2pnet.net OT News:- The Arctic Ocean could be almost ice-free in summer by the end of the century. Inuit hunters are falling through ice, permafrost is thawing and destabilizing foundations of buildings and
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A study of warming in the Arctic shows that gases from tailpipes and smokestacks are contributing to profound environmental changes.
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The burning of fossil fuels has contributed to warming in the Arctic that is much faster and more dramatic than scientists previously believed at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the world, a new international report concludes.
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CALGARY, ALBERTA - The number of oil and gas wells to be drilled in Canada next year could climb 8 percent to a record because of a surge in coal-bed methane activity, the oil-field service industry predicted last week.
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The terms of a proposal to develop and ship North Slope gas have Alaskans up in arms.
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In a new study commissioned by eight countries of the Arctic region, scientists point to an accelerated ice thaw with far-reaching consequences for global climate change and human activity.
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VANKOR FIELD, Russia  - Half a century ago, Josef Stalin banished his foes to labor camps in East Siberia. Now volunteers are lining up to drill the frozen wastelands for their vast reserves of oil.