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King of the Ill
Orcas top polar bears as most toxic Arctic mammals |
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12 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| King of the Ill Orcas top polar bears as most toxic Arctic mammals Orcas have officially surpassed polar bears as most toxic mammal in the Arctic. Wo0t! Researchers tested blubber samples and found them permeated with pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) -- highly persistent toxic chemicals also found in the breast milk of Inuit mothers -- and a flame retardant linked to nervous and reproductive disorders. ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, news, oceans, toxics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Mod Squad
GOP moderates derail drilling plans for Arctic Refuge and offshore areas |
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10 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Mod Squad GOP moderates derail drilling plans for Arctic Refuge and offshore areas Opponents of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge got some shocking good news last night: 25 moderate House Republicans, led by Rep. Charles Bass (R-N.H.), defied pressure from the GOP leadership and vowed to oppose a $54 billion, filibuster-proof budget bill unless provisions allowing drilling in the refuge and in offshor ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, news, politics, Ted Stevens (all these topics) |
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The Rend Is Near
Senate votes to keep Arctic Refuge drilling in budget bill |
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03 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Rend Is Near Senate votes to keep Arctic Refuge drilling in budget bill The campaign to keep oil drills out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has just been dealt what could be a fatal blow. Yesterday, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced an amendment to drop refuge-drilling language from a filibuster-proof federal budget bill; today, the Senate voted down that amendment, 48 to 51. "This is too ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Just Another Woeful Wednesday
Congressional committees approve a pile o' drilling and mining |
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27 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Just Another Woeful Wednesday Congressional committees approve a pile o' drilling and mining Congress worked hard on Wednesday to ensure America a clean, secure energy future. Ah, we kid! Actually, the House Resources Committee approved a measure that would weaken the federal ban on new offshore gas and oil drilling. And both House and Senate resource committees approved provisions that would open the Arctic Na ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Melting Plot
Thawing Arctic opens new competition for northern territory, resources |
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10 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Melting Plot Thawing Arctic opens new competition for northern territory, resources The melting of the Arctic ice cap is bad news for polar bears, seals, some Arctic natives, and, oh yeah, possibly much of humankind -- but great news for a few countries and companies looking to score bucks. The high stakes include lucrative new summer shipping lanes, easier access to an estimated one-quarter of the wo ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, business, Canada, Denmark, news, Russia (all these topics) |
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The Drill of the Chase
Offshore and Arctic Refuge drilling out of House bill -- for now |
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04 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Drill of the Chase Offshore and Arctic Refuge drilling out of House bill -- for now House Republican efforts to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and U.S. coastal waters to oil drilling are dead for now, but are likely to return, zombie-like, from the grave. Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) had offered legislation, intended as part of a larger House energy package, that would have allowed indiv ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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Arctic You Glad We Didn't Say Banana
Arctic ice cap is melting fast, say scientists |
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29 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Arctic You Glad We Didn't Say Banana Arctic ice cap is melting fast, say scientists The Arctic ice cap has shriveled to its smallest size in a century; at this rate of shrinkage, the summer cap may vanish by 2060. Researchers who compiled the data say the process appears to have become self-sustaining: As ice melts, there's more water, which absorbs more solar radiation (white ice reflects better), thus creating more heat, thus makin ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, news (all these topics) |
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Dopey's Choice
Pombo proposes selling off parks to make point about Arctic Refuge |
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26 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Dopey's Choice Pombo proposes selling off parks to make point about Arctic Refuge A draft bill being circulated by Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.), chair of the House Resources Committee, advocates selling 15 national preserves, historic sites, and monuments to help shrink the federal budget deficit. The proposal also recommends selling ads on National Park Service brochur ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, National Park Service, national parks, news, politics (all these topics) |
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How Green Was My Rally
Protest on behalf of Arctic Refuge draws thousands to D.C. |
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21 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| How Green Was My Rally Protest on behalf of Arctic Refuge draws thousands to D.C. Thousands of Americans rallied in Washington, D.C., yesterday -- some dressed like polar and grizzly bears -- to demand that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be protected from oil drilling. Congressional Republicans, riding the wake of Hurricane Katrina's disruptions to the nation's oil supply and record high gasoline pr ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, Hillary Clinton, mining and drilling, news (all these topics) |
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Quick on the Thaw
Melting Arctic sea ice may have hit point of no return, scientists fear |
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16 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Quick on the Thaw Melting Arctic sea ice may have hit point of no return, scientists fear Experts on the climate of the Arctic have been busy this summer altering their dire predictions for a globally warmed future -- to make them even direr. According to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, the Arctic's sea ice has been gradually retreating since about 1978 -- no surprise there -- but th ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, news (all these topics) |
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Screen Acres
Grizzly Man Trailer (Windows Media Player) |
Emily Gertz |
14 Sep 2005 |
Soapbox |
| The Windows Media Player is required. Get it now. Back to review. |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, green living, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Screen Acres
March of the Penguins Trailer (Windows Media Player) |
Emily Gertz |
14 Sep 2005 |
Soapbox |
| The Windows Media Player is required. Get it now. Back to review. |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, green living, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Screen Acres
March of the Penguins Trailer (RealPlayer) |
Emily Gertz |
14 Sep 2005 |
Soapbox |
| The RealPlayer is required. Get it now. (There is a completely free version. Make sure to click on the hard-to-find "FREE RealPlayer" link.) Back to review. |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, green living, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Screen Acres
How I spent my summer vacation ... at the movies |
Emily Gertz |
14 Sep 2005 |
Soapbox |
| I'd love to tell you about my summer close to nature -- how I whiled away the days on a hidden Maine-coast isle, picking blueberries in the early morning and watching seals cavort in the sea. But the truth is, I spent quite a few of my July and August afternoons in a different sort of island haven: the dark, air-conditioned movie theaters of Manhattan. There's something dissolute about going to a movie o ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, green living, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Screen Acres
March of the Penguins Trailer (QuickTime) |
Emily Gertz |
14 Sep 2005 |
Soapbox |
| The QuickTime Player is required. Get it now. Back to intro review. |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, green living, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Balked Alaska
House GOPers oppose legislative maneuver to open Arctic Refuge |
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12 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Balked Alaska House GOPers oppose legislative maneuver to open Arctic Refuge Two dozen House Republicans have publicly criticized the GOP leadership's plan to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling by attaching language to a filibuster-proof budget measure. In a letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and other House leaders, the rebel GOPers -- including three committee chairs -- wrote that the ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Class Menagerie
David B. Williams sends dispatches from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge |
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11 Aug 2005 |
Dispatches |
| David B. Williams is a freelance natural-history writer based in Seattle. He is the author of The Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from Seattle and has written for Smithsonian, Popular Mechanics, National Parks, and The Seattle Times. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Thursday, 11 Aug 2005 KAKTOVIK, Alaska, and SEATTLE, Wash. "For us, this is a human-rights stand," says Luci Beach, executive d ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, Dispatches, education, mining and drilling, Washington (all these topics) |
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The Class Menagerie
David B. Williams sends dispatches from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge |
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10 Aug 2005 |
Dispatches |
| David B. Williams is a freelance natural-history writer based in Seattle. He is the author of The Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from Seattle and has written for Smithsonian, Popular Mechanics, National Parks, and The Seattle Times. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Wednesday, 10 Aug 2005 FAIRBANKS, Alaska For the two days following Roger Kaye's talk, we remain in Fairbanks meeting with scientists, ac ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, Dispatches, education, mining and drilling, Washington (all these topics) |
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The Class Menagerie
David B. Williams sends dispatches from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge |
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09 Aug 2005 |
Dispatches |
| David B. Williams is a freelance natural-history writer based in Seattle. He is the author of The Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from Seattle and has written for Smithsonian, Popular Mechanics, National Parks, and The Seattle Times. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Tuesday, 09 Aug 2005 FAIRBANKS, Alaska We arrive back in Fairbanks early in the evening on Aug. 8. Everyone takes showers and we all eat ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, Dispatches, education, mining and drilling, Washington (all these topics) |
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The Class Menagerie
David B. Williams sends dispatches from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge |
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08 Aug 2005 |
Dispatches |
| David B. Williams is a freelance natural-history writer based in Seattle. He is the author of The Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from Seattle and has written for Smithsonian, Popular Mechanics, National Parks, and The Seattle Times. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Monday, 08 Aug 2005 FAIRBANKS and AICHILIK RIVER, Alaska The Alaskan part of the trip begins at 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 1, when we arrive at t ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, Dispatches, education, mining and drilling, Washington (all these topics) |
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The Class Menagerie
David B. Williams sends dispatches from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge |
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29 Jul 2005 |
Dispatches |
| David B. Williams is a freelance natural-history writer based in Seattle. He is the author of The Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from Seattle and has written for Smithsonian, Popular Mechanics, National Parks, and The Seattle Times. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Friday, 29 Jul 2005 SEATTLE, Wash. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is at the center of one of the most contentious environmental and ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, Dispatches, education, mining and drilling, Washington (all these topics) |
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The Snow Must Go On
Inuit fight climate change with human-rights claim against U.S. |
Emily Gertz |
26 Jul 2005 |
Main Dish |
| Sheila Watt-Cloutier. Photo: ICC. When Sheila Watt-Cloutier was growing up in Kuujjuaq, an Inuit village in far northern Quebec, summer days never got hot enough for shorts and T-shirts. Only the very brave ventured into the frigid local river for a swim. But now, she says, there are many warm days, and "the whole community goes down and spends days beaching it and trying to cool t ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate (all these topics) |
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A Dung Deal
Toxic pollution in Arctic likely caused by contaminated bird poop |
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15 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Dung Deal Toxic pollution in Arctic likely caused by contaminated bird poop Native residents of northern Arctic regions are ridden with toxic chemicals -- some of the highest body concentrations in the world -- and new research has uncovered an unlikely culprit: guano, or as we prefer to call it, bird dookie. Scientists have long assumed that the industrial world's toxic effluents were carried northward on wind and water ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, news, toxics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Next: Clay Aiken Draws a Line In the Sands of Tuvalu
Hollywood celebs travel to Arctic to raise global-warming awareness |
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26 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Next: Clay Aiken Draws a Line In the Sands of Tuvalu Hollywood celebs travel to Arctic to raise global-warming awareness Matt Petersen of Global Green spends his time pondering this weighty question: "[I]n an age and culture that's celebrity-obsessed, how do you in a smart and savvy way use the celebrity to shine the light on the science, on the facts, and on the solution?" When it comes to global warming, th ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Shock and Thaw
New Yorker launches three-part exploration of climate change |
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25 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Shock and Thaw New Yorker launches three-part exploration of climate change Writer Elizabeth Kolbert must have single-handedly accelerated global warming with the jet fuel she burned visiting the Arctic, Iceland, Greenland, Alaska, and the Antarctic to research a big three-part series on climate change for The New Yorker. What did she find? Well, it's all melting. The Alaskan village of Shi ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Antarctica, Arctic, climate, Greenland, Iceland, news (all these topics) |
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