Alaskan Climate Team Hasn’t Met in Years

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 7, 2013 A rapid-response task force set up by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with the stated intent to protect the state from the worst effects of climate change hasn't convened since March 2011, newly released documents show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S.-Size Ice Cube Melts

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 29, 2012 In a report released at the U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar, this week, the World Meteorological Organization said an area of Arctic ice bigger than the United States disappeared under warmer temperatures this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: James Balog

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 18, 2012 In "Chasing Ice," a new film on the disappearance of Arctic glaciers, author, award-winning photographer and reformed climate-change denier James Balog used time-lapse photography to capture global warming in progress.In a new film on the disappearance of Arctic glaciers, award-winning photographer and reformed climate-change denier James Balog used time-lapse photography to capture global warming in progress. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Arctic Sea Ice Cover Shrinks to Record Low

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 15, 2012 Warming temperatures have reduced the area of frozen sea on the planet to roughly 2.2 million square miles, less than half of what it was four decades ago, suggesting that irreversible and accelerated climate change will be upon us in the coming decades. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scientists Paint a Grim Picture of Earth’s Condition

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 8, 2012 A group of scientists is warning that the Earth -- beset by environmental destruction, climate change and unbridled population growth -- is heading for a tipping point that, once passed, will unleash a catastrophic breakdown in the planet’s biosphere that will bode ill for all creatures -- including man -- that call it home. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russia and Exxon Mobil Sign Arctic Oil Deal

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2012 In a bid to remain the world’s top oil producer, Russia is partnering with Exxon Mobil and a number of other foreign oil companies to develop plans to get at reserves deep beneath the Arctic crust as early as 2020. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why an Unusually Melty Arctic Means Trouble

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2011 Dr. Tom Wagner of NASA is remarkably cheerful as he explains how the historic melting of sea ice in the Arctic threatens to exacerbate climate change across the globe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Winter for Arctic Ozone Hole

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2011 Unusual weather ripped a sizable hole in the ozone layer above the Arctic last winter, exposing people in northern Russia, parts of Greenland and Norway to high levels of UV radiation. Human activity did not cause the hole's sudden appearance, scientists said in a report released Monday. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greenpeace Rattles an Oil Rig Off Greenland

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2011 U.K.-based Cairn Energy suspended deep-water drilling operations on a platform off the southwest coast of Greenland after Greenpeace activists boarded the rig to demand the release of the company's unpublished oil spill response plan. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Gets Cold Feet in Arctic Drilling

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2010 With all of the hullabaloo surrounding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the government's lackluster performance in responding to that crisis, U.S. regulatory agencies have waved the yellow flag in allowing new offshore drilling in the Arctic. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Richard Shelton on Arctic Exploitation

BLANK Jul 2, 2010 Is it too much to hope that a region once revered by its native people will be respected by those who now seek its riches? Three recent books delve into the matter.Three recent books look at a region that once was an object of reverence and now is a target of capitalists and others. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Fighting a Shell Game in the Arctic

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2010 A legal challenge by environmental and indigenous Alaskan groups may dampen Shell Oil's chances of drilling for billions of barrels of oil in the U.S. portion of the Arctic's Chukchi Sea. It's feared the controversial plan could spell disaster for endangered species as well as increase global warming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )