Posts Tagged ‘Arctic’
By NunoXEI • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: Articles, Spotlight
Nuno Teixeira compiles a summary of some events that surrounded the polar bear controversy; the polar bear was the first species ever to be considered for a “threatened” listing in the ESA directly tied to the effects of global warming on its habitat. Controversy commences.
By NunoXEI • May 19th, 2008 • Category: Blog
Edward Helmore, Guardian–New research suggests the narwhal, the mysterious whale with a long spiral tusk, may be more at risk from climatic change due to the fact that it is so attuned to its environment, that it may be one of the least able of Arctic mammals to adapt to rapid warming in the high north.
By NunoXEI • May 18th, 2008 • Category: Blog
Joseph Romm, Climate Progress–The Department of Interior lists the polar bear as “threatened” because of its melting polar sea ice habitat, but then do nothing to actually protect that polar habitat from its primary threat, greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion.
By NunoXEI • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Blog
As the planet continues to heat up, the Arctic will continue to melt, and a vast, pristine reservoir of oil will be unveiled to the energy-hungry great powers. The four Arctic players: Russia, Canada, the U.S., Denmark and Norway will be on the front line of what could be one of human history’s most [...]
