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Arctic warming threatens not only polar bears

Arctic Warming: Keeping Ice = Saving Climate More than polar bears at risk in the great Arctic melt-out

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Alaska, Arctic, Arctic warming, carbon foot print, carbon footprint, glaciation, glaciers, ice, ice shelf, melt-out, melting, NOAA, polar bear, Q&A, TerraPass, Ward Hunt Ice Shelf 0 Comments

The Arctic is an “indicator region” for the rest of the planet: small changes there can have profound ecosystem impacts elsewhere in the world…

EarthTalk Q&A

What’s Behind So Many Whales Dying In The Gulf of Alaska? Environmentalists worry about humpback, fin and gray whales

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Alaska, fin, gray whale, Gulf, harmful algae blooms. HAB, humpback, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, whale 1 Comment

Scientists worry that humpback, fin and gray whales dying in the Gulf of Alaska could be a signal of a bigger environmental problem.

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Climate Refuge: Where Will You Go? Canada is looking better and better

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Alaska, Canada, climate, climate change, climate refuge, global warming, Nothwest, refuge, refugee, Seattle 2 Comments

If temperatures around the globe continue to rise in the face of human-induced climate change as climatologists expect, some of the world’s most populous areas could become uninhabitable. Rising sea levels will flood out coastal areas, while increasing drought will make survival in already arid areas difficult at best. While we may have at least a few decades of runway to prepare ourselves for the worst, advance planners might want to think carefully about where to put down roots now. Where will be your climate refuge?

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Saving Alaska Alaska’s Oil-Rich National Petroleum Reserve Receives Federal Protection

Molly Loomis Alaska, birds, caribou, migratory, National Petroleum Reserve, wolverines 0 Comments

The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska boasts not only the country’s largest tract of undeveloped land but also hosts migratory birds, caribou, wolverines

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Copper, Gold and Salmon Toxic Concerns Surround Pebble Mine Project in Alaska's Bristol Bay

Jennifer Santisi Alaska, Bristol Bay, copper, drilling, exploratory, extract, extraction, gold, mine, mines, mining, molybdenum, Pebble Mine 0 Comments

An estimated $300 billion in gold, copper and molybdenum have been discovered via exploratory drilling near Bristol Bay, Alaska. But extracting the minerals would have serious environmental repercussions, including untold toxic waste.

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