Tag: Arctic
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Magical North: Beautiful timelapse from Sweden and Norway's Arctic Circle (video)
Once in a while, it's good to take some time to just appreciate the beauty of our planet. Here's your Earth appreciation moment!
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BBC Documentary film-maker could be sued by Norway for 'disturbing polar bears'
Jason Roberts, a documentary film-maker, could be sued for £5,700 by Norwegian officials for 'disturbing polar bears' during the shoot of a recent BBC documentary.
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Stunning photography of To The Arctic book and film
The work of photographer Florian Schulz is complied in an IMAX film and companion book. We highlight some of the best of his images.
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Protecting the Arctic from Climate Disruption
Scientist George Divoky explains why Arctic changes due to climate disruption must be taken seriously.
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Shell Arctic Oil Spill Clean Up Gear "Crushed Like a Beer Can" in Tests
More detail has emerged of what happened during tests of Shell's oil spill containment dome last June. It doesn't bode well.
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The Beauty of "Chasing Ice" and The Importance of Climate Action
The beauty of the new documentary "Chasing Ice."
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Arctic Spring Snowmelt Increasing Profoundly in Recent Years
New research snows that the Arctic snow is melting more quickly each year than ice.
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Arctic Sea Ice in Free Fall
Comparing recent melt seasons with historical records spanning more than 1,400 years shows summer Arctic sea ice in free fall
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French Oil Company CEO Calls Arctic Oil Drilling a Potential "Disaster"
Total's Christophe de Margerie says the risk to his company of Arctic oil drilling is too much to consider. Greenpeace concurs.
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Methane Leaking From Arctic Seafloor Likely Not Caused by Human-Induced Warming
Some leaks of methane hydrates in the Arctic seafloor off Norway may have been leaking for hundreds of years.
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Shell Sues Greenpeace to Stop More Anti-Oil Drilling Protests
Get this, Shell accuses Greenpeace of putting human lives and the environment at risk.
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Arctic Oil Drilling Moratorium Needed to Protect Environment: UK Parliament Committee
The race for resources is outpacing both our legal capacity to regulate it and deal with any potentional accidents.
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Arctic Sea Ice Melt Smashes Previous Record Lows - How Will We Respond?
Will we live in a nightmare or bring the dream of a more environmentally-friendly and socially-just future into being?
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Talk Like A Pirate Day: Celebrating a Whole New Ocean to Conquer!
Pirates never had the Arctic before. Now they can sail right through it! Oil, fish, gas, a world to conquer!
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Pollution from Drilling & Shipping In the Arctic Will Make It Melt Even Faster
Arctic-bound oil companies like Shell and Gazprom are going to speed the melt of sea ice that's already shrinking thanks to global warming.
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Arctic Sea Ice Could Disappear in Summer by 2016
Though shipping and oil companies may benefit, an ice-free Arctic in summer will accelerate global warming.
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Shell Stops Arctic Drilling for 2012 - Greenpeace Declares Victory for People Power
After a series of technical mishaps in its Arctic drilling efforts, Shell is calling it quits until next year.
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Shell Already Forced to Stop Arctic Drilling Operation
Shell commenced drilling an exploratory well in the Arctic, but the fun was over nearly as soon as it began.
