http://www.mail.com/locations/360970-arctic.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/360970-arctic.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2098724-alaska-unveils-plan-to-assess-gas-oil-anwr.html JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska on Monday proposed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan aimed at determining the true oil and gas potential in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. State officials hope the plan will reinvigorate — and reshape — the debate over whether to drill on the refuge's coastal plain. The plan was announced at an event hos... Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2098724-alaska-unveils-plan-to-assess-gas-oil-anwr.html 2013-05-20T20:15:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086832-arctic-open-council-to-china-india-skorea.html KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — Arctic states agreed Wednesday to let nations that are located nowhere near the Earth's north to become observers to their diplomatic council, boosting rising economic powers China, India and South Korea, which are seeking to mine the region for its untapped energy and other natural resources. The European Union also was tentatively ... Thu, 16 May 2013 02:13:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086832-arctic-open-council-to-china-india-skorea.html 2013-05-16T02:13:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082192-critics-lukewarm-us-plans-arctic.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. strategy for the Arctic region has gotten a lukewarm response from a think tank that says the plan amounts to a "lengthy wish list" with few specifics. The tepid feedback from the Washington-based Arctic Institute comes as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads Monday to Sweden for a meeting of foreign ministers focused on A... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:25:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082192-critics-lukewarm-us-plans-arctic.html 2013-05-13T17:25:33Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2078992-bears-glaciers-pits-man-alaska.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dallas Seavey knows what it's like to mush across the wilds of Alaska. Now it remains to be seen how he survives being dropped off in the middle of that wilderness and navigates his way out without the help of a dog team. Seavey, 26, who became the youngest Iditarod champion ever when he won the 1,000-mile sled dog race across Ala... Sat, 11 May 2013 18:40:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2078992-bears-glaciers-pits-man-alaska.html 2013-05-11T18:40:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077876-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot — and one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake out unclaimed territories. Diplomats from eight Arctic nations, including Secretary of State John Kerry, will meet next week over how to protect the thawing ... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:32:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077876-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html 2013-05-10T22:32:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070628-china-indias-rivalry-extends-to-arctic.html BEIJING (AP) — While the recent troop standoff in a remote Himalayan desert spotlights a long-running border dispute between China and India, the two emerging giants are engaged in a rivalry for global influence that spreads much farther afield. From Africa to the Arctic, the world's two most populous countries are bumping up against each other in their s... Wed, 08 May 2013 08:48:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070628-china-indias-rivalry-extends-to-arctic.html 2013-05-08T08:48:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053576-wanted-polar-bear-spotter-norwegian-islands.html OSLO, Norway (AP) — Do you enjoy the outdoors and have strong vocal cords? If so, Norway might have a summer job for you: three weeks in the Arctic wilderness spotting polar bears. The governor's office on the remote northern islands of Svalbard is seeking a polar bear spotter to warn researchers doing projects in the region. The job starts July 8 and als... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:13:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053576-wanted-polar-bear-spotter-norwegian-islands.html 2013-04-30T14:13:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2025208-greenland-leader-worries-life-mining.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Greenland's government wants to make sure the sparsely populated Arctic island doesn't get "ripped off" by foreign companies seeking to exploit its natural resources, the new premier said Wednesday. Aleqa Hammond, whose center-left Siumut party won a parliamentary election last month, said in Copenhagen that "there is a life aft... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:46:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2025208-greenland-leader-worries-life-mining.html 2013-04-17T13:46:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2020318-china-iceland-sign-free-trade-agreement.html BEIJING (AP) — China and Iceland signed a free trade agreement Monday, offering hope to the small North Atlantic country for its recession-battered economy and giving Beijing a leg up in its drive for expanded influence in the Arctic. The China-Iceland free trade pact will lower tariffs on a range of goods and is expected to boost seafood and other export... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:13:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2020318-china-iceland-sign-free-trade-agreement.html 2013-04-15T13:13:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1950774-mining-proponents-win-greenland-election.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Greenland is poised to get its first female prime minister after a centrist party that supports tapping the Arctic island's vast mineral wealth, including uranium, won national elections, a complete vote count showed Wednesday. With all votes counted, Aleqa Hammond's centrist Siumut party won 42.8 percent and 14 seats, while inc... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:59:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1950774-mining-proponents-win-greenland-election.html 2013-03-13T08:59:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1945584-mineral-riches-stake-greenland-vote.html COPENHAGEN (AP) — Greenland's underground wealth is at the forefront of the Arctic island's parliamentary election on Tuesday amid worries over a potential influx of Chinese labor and the environmental consequences of mining. Once an isolated outpost of human civilization, ice-capped Greenland has grabbed global attention recently for being at the front l... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:52:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1945584-mineral-riches-stake-greenland-vote.html 2013-03-11T09:52:43Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1933524-ancient-arctic-camel-linked-to-modern-breed.html OTTAWA (AP) — Ancient, mummified camel bones dug from the tundra confirm that the animals now synonymous with the arid sands of Arabia actually developed in subfreezing forests in what is now Canada's High Arctic, a scientist said Tuesday. About 3.5 million years ago, Strathcona Fiord on Ellesmere Island's west-central coast would have looked more like a ... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:41:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1933524-ancient-arctic-camel-linked-to-modern-breed.html 2013-03-05T19:41:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1864012-sandys-wake-leaves-shore-birds-dire-straits.html When red knots descend on the beaches of Delaware Bay this spring famished from their marathon flight toward the Canadian Arctic from the tip of South America, the rosy-breasted shorebirds may find slim pickings instead of the feast of horseshoe crab eggs they count on to fuel the rest of their migration. Superstorm Sandy scrubbed away almost all the sand... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1864012-sandys-wake-leaves-shore-birds-dire-straits.html 2013-02-02T14:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1807384-salazar-coast-guard-drill-vessel-reviews.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A day after Royal Dutch Shell PLC towed a damaged floating drill rig to shelter from a remote Alaska island, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced the department will perform an "expedited, high-level assessment" of the 2012 Arctic offshore drilling season. Salazar said the review will pay special attention to challenges that S... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1807384-salazar-coast-guard-drill-vessel-reviews.html 2013-01-08T21:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1779984-2012-record-setter-fits-climate-forecasts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As 2012 began, winter in the U.S. went AWOL. Spring and summer arrived early with wildfires, blistering heat and drought. And fall hit the eastern third of the country with the ferocity of Superstorm Sandy. This past year's weather was deadly, costly and record-breaking everywhere — but especially in the United States. If that sounds fam... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1779984-2012-record-setter-fits-climate-forecasts.html 2012-12-20T20:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1728134-arctic-sea-ice-larger-than-us-melted-this-year.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — An area of Arctic sea ice bigger than the United States melted this year, according the U.N. weather agency, which said the dramatic decline illustrates that climate change is happening "before our eyes." In a report released at U.N. climate talks in the Qatari capital of Doha, the World Meteorological Organization said the Arctic ice m... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1728134-arctic-sea-ice-larger-than-us-melted-this-year.html 2012-11-28T19:27:00Z