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Steger to draw attention to melting Arctic
Igloolik dog-teamers help document climate change JANE GEORGE A rigorous four-month dog sled trip across Baffin Island. Read the original article from Nunastsiaq Online. Here is one more related article about this story: Adventurer plans youthful trek to Arctic Will Steger is fit and trim at 63, planning his latest grueling expedition to the far [...]
Baker Lake fuel storage worries environment department
The lack of an appropriate spill plan for five million litres of diesel fuel stored on three barges frozen into Baker Lake concerns Nunavut’s Department of Environment, says official Robert Eno. Related story: http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/nortext/100910nnlayout_1-24_vr/2010090801/18.html Related articles Nunavut to study landfill problems (cbc.ca) Toxics in Baker Lake dump appall researcher (cbc.ca) Concerns over uranium mining prompt [...]
Newfoundland and Inuit governments congratulated for taking action on polar bears
This is a promising first step, and we hope that the federal government will follow their lead. If no one takes action now, the only polar bears we’ll see in the future will be on our $2 coins, says Dr. Faisal Moola, the Director of Science for the David Suzuki Foundation. For more information about [...]
Feds to patrol Arctic waters for polluters
Transport Canada is stepping up efforts to find ships that dump pollution into Arctic waters.
Miramar Mining, Four Related Companies Charged with Offences Related to Fuel Spill
IQALUIT, Nunavut, May 30, 2006
Uranium policy concerns caribou board
A biologist in the central Arctic says she’s concerned a draft uranium mining policy for the region is too pro-industry.
Scientists note stunning loss of ice, snow
From elders watching the movement of sea ice in Nunavut to climatologists studying satellite weather maps, people are amazed and alarmed by how quickly spring is coming to the Arctic this year.
Reaction to polar bear listing puzzles organization
Canada’s Inuit people may have misunderstood the intent of listing the polar bear as “vulnerable,” says a spokesperson for the World Conservation Union.
Walrus numbers in decline, scientists warn
The Atlantic walrus population is now a species of special concern and over-hunting may be to blame, says the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
