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Obama Proposes New Protections For Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

2015-01-25 20:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: The Obama administration is proposing new protections for large portions of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The U.S. Department of Interior says it's the first time it's recommended additional protections and that their new recommendations have the potential to be one of the largest conservation measures "since Congress passed the visionary Wilderness Act over 50 years ago." The Department is recommending that millions more acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including the...

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Obama proposal expand Alaska Arctic refuge angers Republicans over oil

2015-01-25 18:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: President Barack Obama will propose expanding the protected area of Alaskas Arctic refuge by 12.28 million acres, including the states Coastal Plain where oil and gas are drilled, the Interior Department said on Sunday. The proposal to expand the part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge designated as wilderness faces an uphill battle in Congress, where Republicans in control of both chambers oppose curbs to oil production, and drew immediate criticism. The wilderness designation, the highest...

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Obama Moves Put Much of Refuge Off Limits Drilling

2015-01-25 15:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: President Barack Obamas call to restrict oil exploration on 12 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge probably wont have much practical impact for an area already off-limits to drillers, though its created a new fault line with the Republican-led Congress. The White House on Sunday said it would ask Congress to designate core areas of the 19.8 million-acre refuge as wilderness, including its 1.5 million-acre coastal plain that geologists believe lies atop a rich oil reserve....

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No Refuge for Polar Bears in Canadian Archipelago

2014-12-01 18:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ClimateWire: When habitat is free of sea ice for 180 days, for instance, it's estimated that 9 to 21 percent of adult male polar bears face starvation, with other ages and classes being more vulnerable. Polar bears could face mass starvation and reproductive failure across the entire Canadian archipelago by the end of the century, suggesting an area once considered a last refuge for the animals may no longer be a very good one, according to a new study. While polar bears have long been the poster child...

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