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Kathleen Noreisch

Deepwater Horizon fears resurface as rigs probe for oil under Arctic ice | Environment ... - 0 views

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    ExxonMobil and Shell compete to drill in wilderness despite Greenpeace's fears a broken well could gush for years
Kathleen Noreisch

The Arctic oil rush | Environment | The Guardian - 0 views

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    Greenland is a land apart - where many people welcome global warming, dislike Greenpeace, and hope the arrival of Big Oil will transform their lives. But at what price to this pristine wilderness?
Richard Allaway

Greenland's race for minerals threatens culture on the edge of existence | World news |... - 2 views

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    Stephen Pax Leonard reports on the changes facing the Inughuit people, as mining of the country's vast untapped mineral wealth looks set to overwhelm their traditions
Kathleen Noreisch

Climate change in Russia's Arctic tundra: 'Our reindeer go hungry. There isn't enough p... - 4 views

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    For 1,000 years the indigenous Nenets people have herded their reindeer along the Yamal peninsula. But their survival in this remote region of north-west Siberia is under serious threat from climate change as Russia's ancient permafrost melts
Kathleen Noreisch

Yakutsk: Journey to the coldest city on earth - Europe, Travel - The Independent - 3 views

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    Think our winter's been a bit grim? Try visiting Yakutsk - the Russian city where 'a bit nippy' means minus 50C, and a quick dash to the corner shop could end in frostbite. Shaun Walker enjoys a mini-break in deepest Siberia
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