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Obama Administration releases implementation plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region
2014-02-03 12:30:24| Green Car Congress
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Want to cut Arctic warming in half? Curb emissions now, study says
2014-02-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Global warming is changing the Arctic so quickly that experts say we should expect an ice-free Arctic Ocean in the summer within just a few decades. But a group of scientists says there is a way to spare the Arctic from more disastrous climate change. In a new paper, they say that reducing global carbon emissions now could cut Arctic warming nearly in half by century's end. Society already has released enough carbon dioxide into the Earth's atmosphere that over the next few decades temperatures...
White House releases plan to make Arctic shipping safer
2014-01-31 01:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: As Arctic ice melts away, opening the way for greater oil development and mining, the White House outlined a plan on Thursday to promote safety and security in the region by building ports, improving forecasts of sea ice, and developing shipping rules. With warmer temperatures leaving Arctic sea passages open for longer periods of the year, billions of barrels of oil could be tapped beyond what is already being produced in the region. A loss of seasonal ice could also allow greater exploitation...
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Shell drops plans to drill in the Arctic for now
2014-01-30 14:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Facing plunging profits, Royal Dutch Shell has announced it will cut exploration and development funding by nearly $10 billion this year, including halting their long-suffering plans to drill in the Arctic ocean. Shell's new CEO, Ben van Beurden, made the announcement yesterday that controversial plans to drill off the Alaskan coast will be put on hold for another year. The announcement comes just days after Shell suffered a legal setback in its efforts to drill in the Arctic Ocean, which has cost...
Shell shelves plan to drill in Alaskan Arctic this summer
2014-01-30 09:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Shell has announced plans to slash its exploration and development spending from $46bn (27.8bn) to $37bn this year and has ditched plans to drill in the Alaskan Arctic this summer. The cutbacks were unveiled by new chief executive, Ben van Beurden, who said they were part of a range of initiatives to make up for what he described as Shell's "loss of momentum". Van Beurden, who took over from Peter Voser at the turn of the year confirmed that fourth-quarter profits on a current cost of supply...
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