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…
More challenges for Arctic indigenous peoples
Alaska Indigenous people in Alaska are facing the difficult problem of reconciling development with native traditions. After a delay of…
A loss for polar bears and a victory for seals
Two Arctic species – the two which happen to be the cutest and cuddliest, the poster children for Arctic wildlife…