Nunavut February 08, 2010 - 3:29 pm
As G7 host, Iqaluit sits the world down for a chat
No surprise Nunavut gets no satisfaction on seal issue
CHRIS WINDEYER
They came to Iqaluit to chat about some of the biggest problems facing the world’s economy, but in the end, a question about seals rendered four European finance ministers mute.
None of the finance ministers from France, England, Germany or Italy wanted to wade in on a question from APTN reporter...
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Nunavut February 08, 2010 - 2:18 pm
Nunavut officials envy Greenland oil-gas model
While Greenland forges ahead, oil and gas work stalled in Nunavut
JIM BELL
Because of regulatory confusion and federal government apathy, Nunavut lags far behind its circumpolar neighbour, Greenland, in the scope and pace of oil and gas exploration, a Government of Nunavut official said in Iqaluit last week.
Gordon MacKay, an assistant deputy minister in the GN’s...
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Climate Change February 08, 2010 - 9:41 am
Arctic methane emissions may speed up climate change
Warming Arctic wetlands release greenhouse gas, accelerating climate change and Arctic warming
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Arctic wetlands may be part of an accelerating cycle of climate change, according to new research.
An article in the international journal Science finds that wetlands in the Arctic increased methane emissions by 30 per cent from 2003 to 2007.
Methane is the second most potent greenhouse gas after...
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Climate Change February 08, 2010 - 9:34 am
Arctic sea ice decline “exceeds expectations”
Satellites show longer melt season since 1979
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A new study has provided numbers that say what everyone in the Arctic already knows: the season for sea ice is shortening.
Using NASA satellite images, a group of scientists has measured the first day of the spring melt and the first day of the fall freeze each year since 1979.
In Hudson Bay and...
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Nunavut February 07, 2010 - 4:13 pm
The iron man of Baffin casts about for financing
Nunavut megaproject needs billions to pay for startup
JIM BELL
The Baffin region’s iron evangelist, Gordon McCreary, said last week there’s just one big item left on the Mary River iron project’s checklist: to find investors willing to put up more than $4 billion to pay for it all.
Armed with a promotional video, a Powerpoint slide show and hefty chunks of...
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