Arctic Council

whether or not they should drill for Oil in the Arctic. The United States already produces the most oil in the world, so what makes drilling for oil in the Arctic necessary? It’s because the United States, a fossil fuel dependent country, wants more oil, even though it isn’t needed. The United States needs to face the realization that the Arctic is a horrible place to drill for oil. The freezing climate, the obstacle of ice, and extreme winds of the Arctic would make a spill impossible to clean.…

Located in Northeastern Alaska, United States, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the areas used to protect and conserve America’s wildlife and plants. It is the largest Wildlife Refuge in the country at 19,286,722 acres. For more than over a decade there has been political debates about whether or not there should be drilling for oil on the coastal plains. Oil drilling cause’s damage to the wildlife there and cause for animals to become extinct. I think that there should not be any…

examples: Catalonia, the Arctic and the European Union. Regionalism consists of the idea that politics are conceived in regional rather than national terms. Catalonia is an example of growing regionalism as a sub-state region in Spain. Catalonia is…

The Arctic border dispute between Canada an the United Sates has been overshadowing the Gulf Of Maine issue for more than a decade. The territorial claims in the energy-rich Beaufort Sea are currently the hottest topic in bilateral relations. The Arctic became a geopolitical and geostrategic region with abundant energy-related resources. In contrast, the gray zone in the Gulf of…

Arctic and Greenland are most affected by global warming. Global warming and the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet have prolonged consequences for the people as well as the environment in the Arctic. The effects of global warming in the Arctic and Greenland include rising temperatures, potential methane release from the region loss of sea ice and melting of the Greenland…

Dalhousie Chapter, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for developing countries, and to eradicating major global issues such as extreme poverty, tuberculosis, polio, etc. Mariam is also a member of the Sherriff Hall Residence Council as Social Representative, and is a member of a variety of clubs and societies on campus. In addition to her work on campus, Mariam is also working to establish a Computer Science Club for junior and senior high students in Halifax along with…

20-30 minutes to build. Larger, more permanent igloos could reach 4 metres in diameter and 3 metres in height. Sleeping platforms were made of ice blocks, covered with fur. The Inuit of the western Arctic (Inuvialuit) were about half of all Canadian Inuit. They lived in the richest part of the high arctic and had access to trees.They used them to build permanent log-and-sod houses in which they lived mostly in the winter.They excavated a hole into the ground and set up a ring of vertical…

The OPA 90 established citizens’ advisory councils to promote policy changes in relation to tankers, and established The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council in order to be a guide in the spending of a $900 million fine judged on Exxon. The Alaskan state legislature passed a law that requires captains of oil tankers to take a breathalyzer test within…

noticed that carbon dioxide dissolves immediately in cold water than in warm water. They have also documented that pteropod shells grow more slowly in acidified water, they are extremely important as they are food for fish, whales and bird in the Arctic and Antarctic’ (Kolbert,…

temperatures and humidity can result in heat waves. If the temperature stays the same or does not cool down at night, this can be dangerous to human health and can lead to death (“Global Warming Effects,” 2011). According to the National Resource Defense Council (n.d.), thousands of people around the world die due to heat waves. Young children, elderly, and those who are sick cannot tolerate high temperatures and poor air quality. High temperatures and the increase in smog can affect those with…