Arctic Governance April 2010Arctic Governance April 2010http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyTue, 11 May 2010 20:51:16 +0200 WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama must withdraw permission to explore for oil and gas in the Arctic given developments in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the WWF said. Tue, 11 May 2010 20:51:16 +0200 http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/gulf-spill-prompts-wwf-look-at-arctic.4783281.html http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/gulf-spill-prompts-wwf-look-at-arctic.4783281.html Melting sea ice has been shown to be a major cause of warming in the Arctic according to a University of Melbourne study. Tue, 11 May 2010 20:36:15 +0200 http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/melting-sea-ice-major-cause-of-warming-in-arctic-new-study-reveals.4783275.html http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/melting-sea-ice-major-cause-of-warming-in-arctic-new-study-reveals.4783275.html The delimitation of the Barents Sea will open up for an unprecedented Norwegian-Russian cooperation on gas field development. Sun, 02 May 2010 12:36:35 +0200 http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/the-new-norwegian-russian-gas-partnership.4780028.html http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/the-new-norwegian-russian-gas-partnership.4780028.html Norway's Statoil takes a positive view of the new agreement reached on Tuesday between Norway and Russia on the delimitation line in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean. Sun, 02 May 2010 12:31:50 +0200 http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/statoil-new-agreement-creates-expectations.4779372.html http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/statoil-new-agreement-creates-expectations.4779372.html The trackless tundra reaches a fork in the road this weekend as scrutiny begins of a massive uranium mine proposed for a pristine patch of the central Arctic. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:50:07 +0200 http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/mine-could-endanger-pristine-nunavut-tundra.4779101.html http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/mine-could-endanger-pristine-nunavut-tundra.4779101.html OSLO — The leaders of Russia and Norway on Tuesday resolved a 40-year-old dispute over dividing the Barents Sea and part of the Arctic Ocean into clear economic zones extending to the edge of Europe’s northern continental shelf. The agreement could herald oil and natural gas exploration in a huge and potentially lucrative region. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:30:07 +0200 http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/russia-and-norway-reach-accord-on-barents-sea.4779097.html http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/russia-and-norway-reach-accord-on-barents-sea.4779097.html Russia and Norway have reached an agreement on a long-running border dispute, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, in a deal that will provide a framework for how the two countries divvy up the vast energy reserves on the Arctic shelf. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:26:11 +0200 http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/norway-russia-strike-deal-to-divide-arctic-undersea-territory.4778728.html http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/norway-russia-strike-deal-to-divide-arctic-undersea-territory.4778728.html A World Wildlife Fund report detailing "serious gaps" in global governance of the Arctic Ocean calls for a new international accord to regulate commercial development in the rapidly transforming region. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:18:46 +0200 http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/wwf-wants-arctic-ocean-global-accord.4778718.html http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/wwf-wants-arctic-ocean-global-accord.4778718.html OSLO: The delimitation of the Barents Sea is a big event not only in Russian-Norwegian relations, but good also for all of Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev said today. He also highlighted the importance of the Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation in High North relations. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:38:14 +0200 http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/quotdeal-on-barents-sea-important-for-europe.4778666.html http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/quotdeal-on-barents-sea-important-for-europe.4778666.html OSLO: After almost 40 years of negotiations Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev announced today that they have reached a breakthrough and a deal will be signed. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:50:04 +0200 http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/breaking-news-norway-and-russia-agree-on-maritime-delimitation.4778661.html http://arcticgovernance.custompublish.com/breaking-news-norway-and-russia-agree-on-maritime-delimitation.4778661.html