Dept. of Interior approves drilling in Chukchi Sea
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar conditionally approved Shell Oil Company’s plan to drill three “exploratory, information-gathering” oil wells in…
Senator Murkowski introduces bill on Alaskan deep water port
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has introduced a bill into the Senate Armed Forces Committee proposing to study the feasibility of…
The *Canadian* Northwest Passage
In a symbolic move towards securing Arctic sovereignty, the Canadian House of Commons today passed an amendment renaming the Northwest…