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

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 29 Aug 10 - Cached
  • Kathleen Noreisch on 29 Aug 10
     
    ExxonMobil and Shell compete to drill in wilderness despite Greenpeace's fears a broken well could gush for years
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The Arctic oil rush | Environment | The Guardian - 0 views

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  • Kathleen Noreisch on 13 Sep 10
     
    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?
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Greenland's race for minerals threatens culture on the edge of existence | World news |... - 2 views

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  • Richard Allaway on 09 Feb 11
     
    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
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Climate change in Russia's Arctic tundra: 'Our reindeer go hungry. There isn't enough p... - 4 views

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 28 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Kathleen Noreisch on 28 Oct 09
     
    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
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Yakutsk: Journey to the coldest city on earth - Europe, Travel - The Independent - 3 views

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 24 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Kathleen Noreisch on 24 Nov 09
     
    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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