Arctic News - Entries from May 2008

Saturday, May 31. 2008

Renown glaciologist dies
Canada.com, Canada -16 hours ago
Koerner was one of four men who trekked by dog sled across the Arctic Sea, the first people to ever make the complete traversal. ...

Posted by Arctic News in Arctic News at 17:43

Premiers vow to help bring boom to the Arctic - Globe and Mail

Saturday, May 31. 2008

Premiers vow to help bring boom to the Arctic
Globe and Mail, Canada -May 31, 2008
Canada's western premiers threw their considerable weight behind the northern territories yesterday, pledging to lobby Ottawa for better infrastructure in ...

arctic canada - Google News

Posted by Arctic News in Arctic News at 05:16

$1.2B IN BIDS FOR WIRELESS BANDS - Toronto Sun

Saturday, May 31. 2008

$1.2B IN BIDS FOR WIRELESS BANDS
Toronto Sun, Canada -May 31, 2008
High Arctic Energy Services, an oilpatch services company based in central Alberta, says it has struck a deal to sell one of its unused drilling rigs for ...

Posted by Arctic News in Arctic News at 05:09

Tapped out? - Globe and Mail

Saturday, May 31. 2008

Tapped out?
Globe and Mail, Canada -May 31, 2008
None of this detracts from the entertainment value of the vignettes of droughts, floods, fires and a warming Arctic, which take up the first half of the ...

Posted by Arctic News in Arctic News at 05:07

Oil prices soar, and so does my heart - Ottawa Citizen

Saturday, May 31. 2008

Oil prices soar, and so does my heart
Ottawa Citizen, Canada -May 31, 2008
There are further indications of undersea reserves on that scale from Arctic to Antarctic in all the seven seas. Iraq has been (thanks to the US invasion) ...
A free oil market would lower pricesCalgary Herald
Why oil prices keep risingManila Times
all 4 news articles

Posted by Arctic News in Arctic News at 04:12

Premiers vow to help bring boom to the Arctic - Globe and Mail

Friday, May 30. 2008

Times Colonist

Premiers vow to help bring boom to the Arctic
Globe and Mail, Canada -7 hours ago
Canada's western premiers threw their considerable weight behind the northern territories Friday, pledging to lobby Ottawa for better infrastructure in ...
Premiers, polar bears and passagesCalgary Herald
Western Premiers' Conference Communique: Rural and Remote CommunitiesMarket Wire (press release)
Nunavut fears US stance on polar bearsTimes Colonist
Globe and Mail - Calgary Herald
all 9 news articles

Posted by Arctic News in Arctic News at 21:42

How global warming is good news for Greenland's economic climate - Scotsman

Friday, May 30. 2008

How global warming is good news for Greenland's economic climate
Scotsman, United Kingdom -May 30, 2008
But for the 56000 people who live on the giant Arctic island, climate change is now being seen as an opportunity rather than a threat: a passport to ...

Posted by Arctic News in Arctic News at 19:05

Five nations agree to allow United Nations to settle Arctic claims - Petroleum News

Friday, May 30. 2008

Peninsula On-line

Five nations agree to allow United Nations to settle Arctic claims
Petroleum News -3 hours ago
The United States, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway said they will work.... You must be logged in to view this story. Please either log in or subscribe.
Video: Slicing of Arctic cake to beginRussiaToday

Meeting to thaw Arctic relationsCalgary Herald
Arctic coastal countries to meet in GreenlandXinhua
RIA Novosti - The New Nation
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Posted by Arctic News in Arctic News at 16:12

The Race To Own The Arctic - Parade Magazine

Friday, May 30. 2008

The Race To Own The Arctic
Parade Magazine -May 30, 2008
Russia and Norway have filed claims with the UN, and Canada and Denmark are expected to follow. The US has not yet filed a claim and is the only Arctic...

Posted by Arctic News in Arctic News at 13:52