ClimateWire: Bouncing his knees like a drummer pounding on a bass pedal, adjusting his tie and shifting his weight in front of the multinational crowd, James Stotts was the most visibly anxious speaker. A lifelong Alaskan born and raised in Barrow--an outpost on the state's northern coast--he also may have been the most qualified, considering how much he has to lose.
"The Arctic policy that's being set today actually is setting the stage for the next 100 years,' said Stotts, the president of the Inuit Circumpolar...