Arctic Focus http://arcticfocus.com Your Gate to Arctic Region Wed, 23 May 2012 16:14:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Russia’s new Arctic oil platforms unsafe, says expert – Alaska Dispatch http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGUYwsMM9H-3GXyBBvghscwwSO-Lg&url=http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/russias-new-arctic-oil-platforms-unsafe-says-expert Shell unable to insure risk of Arctic drilling? – Royal Dutch Shell plc .com http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEy3KIHBRfhdTXNkBwdhmVq3dHGBQ&url=http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2012/05/23/shell-unable-to-insure-risk-of-arctic-drilling/ Arctic Oil and Gas Conference in St. John’s – VOCM http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFzohnyv959Utzdoc9Q0BZhzO8BLg&url=http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=23408&latest=1 Arctic researchers burn off methane plumes – Wired.co.uk http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFVP-IpP84IuYhTYzCznZGn2Sj35w&url=http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-05/23/arctic-methane Lessons to heed for drilling in the Arctic Ocean – Kansas City Star http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF7XfFTIyzasfDBStXNNOYMXBo62Q&url=http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/23/3623485/lessons-to-heed-for-drilling-in.html Lessons to heed for drilling in the Arctic Ocean – MiamiHerald.com http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHqymwne2ZNo9-UFyClpJa8lsMKRA&url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/23/2813446/lessons-to-heed-for-drilling-in.html Circumpolar Rivers Most Responsible For High Levels Of Mercury In The Arctic – RedOrbit http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFIuKRDZxU4_BsZcbq9dHxQKdGHtA&url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112540526/circumpolar-rivers-most-responsible-for-high-levels-of-mercury-in-the-arctic/ Ice makers Arctic Glacier and Reddy Ice may merge – CanadianBusiness.com http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHbZhcI_qbxZKBVIrDeLH2l4GnlCg&url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/83301--ice-makers-arctic-glacier-and-reddy-ice-may-merge Gazprom delays Russia’s first offshore Arctic oil – Reuters http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGn5lAaTCYCwdBPXHjQS_-taCzlLw&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/23/gazprom-oil-idUSR4E7M800G20120523 Sparse data challenges NOAA in mapping Arctic – Juneau Empire http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGWFNWMVTDe_xpe67glz_-Hq1esSw&url=http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-05-23/sparse-data-challenges-noaa-mapping-arctic