Wednesday-Night

And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead […]

It’s a big year for Canada on the world stage:
Mr. Harper’s keynote speech at Davos, The Vancouver Olympics, Presidency (and host) of the G7, [Muskoka] G8 Summit and Toronto G20, host of the NAFTA “tres amigos” … And in keeping with the role, the Canadian government responded swiftly, efficiently and compassionately to the January 12 […]

Background on UN Convention of Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Real Climate - Climate science from climate scientists Arctic & Antarctic

Photograph: Louise Murray/Science Photo Library
Study Says Arctic Ice Melt to Cost Global Economy $2.4 Trillion
Experts Say Estimating Dollar Cost of Global Warming Devilishly Complex
Estimates about the impact of Arctic warming are incomplete since, as the […]

Sergeant Kevin MacAulay/Canwest News Service
Background Canadian Arctic Sovereignty prepared by staff of the Parliamentary Information and Research Service (PIRS) of the Library of Parliament ; The Arctic: Questions and Resources (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada) ; More on the Arctic

Canada to host Arctic summit in March
Canada is angling to assume a leadership role in […]

In Depth:The Mackenzie Valley pipeline ; Reaction to the Mackenzie Gas Report
The Munk Debate 2009 on climate change
Canada outlines greenhouse gas reduction targets in advance of UN deadline
(Canadian Press) Environmentalists and opposition politicians are dismissing the Conservative government’s latest pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with one group predicting they’ll actually increase under a new […]

Chatham House Briefing Paper - Cleo Paskal: How climate change is pushing the boundaries of security and foreign policy ; More of Cleo’s publications ; Global Warring website;  International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Climate Change and Security ; The Regional Impacts of Climate Change ; Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
The Cold War […]

Copenhagen climate summit: Al Gore condemned over Arctic ice melting prediction
(Telegraph U.K.) Al Gore, the former US Vice-President, has become embroiled in a climate change spin row after claiming that the Arctic could be completely ice-free within five years.
Speaking at the Copenhagen climate change summit, Mr Gore said new computer modelling suggests there is a […]

Mackenzie Gas Project
 
Ed Struzik, Canwest News Service Files
A 1,220-km natural gas pipeline has been in the planning stages for 40 years.
Economics, Politics Chill Arctic Pipeline Dreams
NUVIK, Northwest Territories (Reuters) - Driving by industrial yards along Inuvik’s icy Navy Road, Jackie Jacobson, an aboriginal guide, hunter and politician, […]

Skyhook to do the heavy lifting
Arctic airships; More muscle, less fuel, developers boast
Using blimps to deliver heavy payloads to remote northern sites has oft been touted as having cost and environmental benefits over traditional means of transportation.
Now a concrete business case can be made for using the SkyHook HLV airship (great photos) in specific applications, […]