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Chemicals Pollutants Threaten Health in the Arctic
2013-03-17 01:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: People living in Arctic areas can be more sensitive to pollutants due to their genetics, says researcher Arja Rautio at the Centre for Arctic Medicine in theUniversity of Oulu, Finland. This is unfortunate since the northernmost areas of Europe are receiving more harmful chemicals. Scientists believe climate change may be a culprit as air and water mass movements push some of these undesirable chemicals towards the Arctic. "In real life, people are exposed to lots of chemicals," says Rautio, who...
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Arctic melting stacked weather deck in favor of Superstorm Sandy
2013-03-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: A number of unusual atmospheric phenomena combined to form the massive "Frankenstorm" that was Superstorm Sandy. While many have said global warming fueled the storm's strength, it is unclear exactly how it played a role. But scientists are starting to see evidence that warm weather in the Arctic led to conditions that made the hurricane so incredibly powerful. An article in the March issue of Oceanography, authored by scientists from Cornell and Rutgers universities, points to 2012's unprecedented...
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Shell Oil Unprepared for 2012 Arctic Drilling, Finds U.S. Review
2013-03-15 02:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: "Shell screwed up in 2012 and we`re not going to let them screw up when they try to drill in the Arctic again," Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar told reporters today, releasing the findings of a departmental review of Shell Oil`s 2012 Arctic operations. In 2012, Shell started drilling the first wells in the Alaskan Arctic in nearly two decades in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. Shell`s goal for the summer drilling season was to confirm a major discovery of oil in commercially-viable quantities...
Shell barred from returning to drill for oil in Arctic without overhaul
2013-03-15 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Shell "screwed up" drilling for oil in Arctic waters and will not be allowed back without a comprehensive overhaul of its plans, the Obama administration said on Thursday. A government review found the oil company was not prepared for the extreme conditions in the Arctic, which resulted in a series of blunders and accidents culminating in the New Year's Eve grounding of its drill rig. Shell announced a "pause" in Arctic drilling last month. But Ken Salazar, the interior secretary, told a reporters'...
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Improve plans, or Shell's Arctic drilling is off, says US Government
2013-03-15 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Shell have been told they will not be able to re-enter the Arctic again without overhauling its plans, after a review by a US Government agency found the company entered the Arctic without finalising key components of its programme.
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