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Northern Exposure
Melting Arctic ice poses security threat, says Pentagon |
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14 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:09 AM on 14 May 2008 Waterways made navigable by melting Arctic ice pose a security threat to the northern U.S. border, says the Pentagon. The shrinking ice cap has led to increased interest in tourism and energy development in the Arctic, and the extra traffic makes the Pentagon wary. "The Arctic is a new area that is important to us because of the changes in ice flows," says Air Force General Gene ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, climate change impacts, Department of Defense, national security, news (all these topics) |
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Congress stepping up on climate and security
Finally recognizing environmental threats to national security |
Geoff Dabelko |
03 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Building on Dave's link yesterday: Last week, the Senate's number two Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Senator Chuck Hagel proposed a bill calling for a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) to assess the threat of climate to the United States and abroad. Refreshingly, the bill requires a 30-year time horizon. Climate scientists will still find this window painfully small, but security analysts (and the rest of government, frankly) will recognize this as progress ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, Department of Defense (all these topics) |
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Pushing intelligence agencies to weigh in on climate change
Like, totally geo-green |
David Roberts |
02 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Interesting: Senators of both parties are pushing for U.S. intelligence agencies to assess the danger to the nation's security posed by global warming. Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., Wednesday introduced legislation that would 'require a National Intelligence Estimate to assess the security challenges presented by the world's changing climate,' according to a statement from their offices. National Intelligence Estimates, or NIEs, repres ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, Congress, Department of Defense, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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