The extent of sea ice is decreasing in the Arctic due to the climate change, which opens up new opportunities for maritime activities like shipping and oil and gas drilling. However, these activities ...

Melting at Record Rates The Arctic is melting at a pace that has alarmed scientists and environmentalists worldwide. This region is experiencing warming at roughly twice the rate of the global average ...

Today marks the 25th anniversary of an oil spill in Alaska that alerted the world to the dangers of oil development in the Arctic. The holed Exxon Valdez tanker spewed more than 41 million litres of ...

“[It] is impossible to drill safely for oil in the ice covered waters of the Arctic – the potential impacts on local livelihoods and biodiversity are uncostable. It would be literally impossible – for ...

Melting sea ice is generating an emerging Arctic economy ... In the lower forty-eight states, response time to an oil spill or capsized vessel is measured in hours. In Alaska, it could take ...

losing his entire crew to the ice.) With more Arctic ship traffic comes a heightened potential for oil spills, increased marine noise and a higher risk of collisions for marine animals like ...

The shrinking sea ice is caused by rising global temperatures that stem from the burning of fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal. Sea ice in the Arctic also helps regulate the planet’s temperature ...

The bowhead whales, polar bears, and ice seals that rely on a healthy Arctic marine ecosystem would be severely ... Act by failing to properly analyze the project’s contributions to climate change.

However, the ban includes a transitional arrangement that gives shipping companies time to adapt while simultaneously protecting the Arctic from oil spills ... the snow and ice and is speeding ...