http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/ Where the world comes together Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:31:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-3301 Wednesday-Night - » Wednesday Night #1378 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:30:49 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-3301 [...] Oil is ever topical and just as some pundits were rejoicing in the drop in prices, tensions in Iran and Nigeria (we suggest that ‘tension’ is a pretty mild euphemism) send them upward. The Nigerian situation is particularly disheartening as the recent BBC story ‘Blood oil’ dripping from Nigeria points out. Meantime, the news from the U.S Geological Survey that the Arctic Circle holds an estimated 90 billion barrels of recoverable oil plus major natural gas reserves will set  the Arctic nations on a head-to-head race, just when things looked somewhat settled.  [...] […] Oil is ever topical and just as some pundits were rejoicing in the drop in prices, tensions in Iran and Nigeria (we suggest that ‘tension’ is a pretty mild euphemism) send them upward. The Nigerian situation is particularly disheartening as the recent BBC story ‘Blood oil’ dripping from Nigeria points out. Meantime, the news from the U.S Geological Survey that the Arctic Circle holds an estimated 90 billion barrels of recoverable oil plus major natural gas reserves will set  the Arctic nations on a head-to-head race, just when things looked somewhat settled.  […]

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-2866 Wednesday-Night - » Wednesday Night #1370 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:14:00 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-2866 [...] to dominate our news, but we also can cheer over what appears to be a diplomatic resolution of the Arctic sovereignty dispute and for sheer entertainment, don’t miss a minute of the Mad Max story (we promise it [...] […] to dominate our news, but we also can cheer over what appears to be a diplomatic resolution of the Arctic sovereignty dispute and for sheer entertainment, don’t miss a minute of the Mad Max story (we promise it […]

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-2782 Wednesday-Night - » Wednesday Night #1369 Wed, 28 May 2008 05:34:58 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-2782 [...] should keep an eye on the so-far little reported Greenland summit to discuss carve-up of Arctic and be thankful that Maxime Bernier was not sent to the meeting (couldn’t resist [...] […] should keep an eye on the so-far little reported Greenland summit to discuss carve-up of Arctic and be thankful that Maxime Bernier was not sent to the meeting (couldn’t resist […]

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-2717 Wednesday-Night - » Maxime Bernier - promises, promises Fri, 23 May 2008 22:05:00 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-2717 [...] post for the item below and decided that it truly deserves a place of its own. This is “Canada’s top diplomat” whom the Toronto Star thinks we should be sending to the high-level meeting on the Arctic. [...] […] post for the item below and decided that it truly deserves a place of its own. This is “Canada’s top diplomat” whom the Toronto Star thinks we should be sending to the high-level meeting on the Arctic. […]

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-2706 Wednesday-Night - » Canada and the world - The diplomat dilemma Wed, 21 May 2008 03:44:24 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-2706 [...] Related:  Canada in the world ; The Arctic and Canada’s Foreign Policy [...] […] Related:  Canada in the world ; The Arctic and Canada’s Foreign Policy […]

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-306 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:31:24 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/the-arctic-and-canadas-foreign-policy-2/#comment-306 <strong><a href="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?alias=arctic-sea-route-opens&chanId=sa003&modsrc=reuters" rel="nofollow">Arctic sea route opens as ice melts</a></strong> September 15 LONDON (Reuters) - The Arctic's Northwest Passage has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long-sought but historically impassable route between Europe and Asia, the European Space Agency said. Sea ice has shrunk in the Arctic to its lowest level since satellite measurements began 30 years ago, ESA said, showing images of the now "fully navigable" route between the Atlantic and the Pacific. Arctic sea route opens as ice melts
September 15
LONDON (Reuters) - The Arctic’s Northwest Passage has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long-sought but historically impassable route between Europe and Asia, the European Space Agency said.
Sea ice has shrunk in the Arctic to its lowest level since satellite measurements began 30 years ago, ESA said, showing images of the now “fully navigable” route between the Atlantic and the Pacific.

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