Commercial Fishing in Arctic Banned

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, meeting in Seattle, voted unanimously to prohibit...

» read full story

February 08th, 2009 - 19:19

Palin Loses Again: Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Listed As Endangered

This week, the Cook Inlet beluga whale population near Anchorage has made it onto the list of...

» read full story

October 18th, 2008 - 14:45

Update: The Worrying Arctic Ice Situation - Now You See It, Now You Don't

The Arctic sea ice level is rapidly shrinking and heading toward a new record, as at this point it...

» read full story

September 02nd, 2008 - 08:46

Arctic Ice Continues Meltdown To Second Lowest Level In Three Decades

Sea ice levels are approaching a new record this year, which unfortunately is a negative one. The...

» read full story

August 28th, 2008 - 13:36

Polar Bear Gets Protection On Paper, But Reality Remains Harsh

Years of controversy, endless discussions and lawsuits paid off for the polar bears, at least on...

» read full story

May 18th, 2008 - 09:06

Conservationists Oppose Alaska Oil Exploration Decision

Extraction or extinction? That is the question both environmental groups and oil-and-gas plan...

» read full story

February 04th, 2008 - 13:19

U.S. Officials Choose Oil Extraction Over Polar Bears' Extinction

Environmental issues and economic interests were standing face to face as the U.S. Interior...

» read full story

January 18th, 2008 - 12:45

The Arctic Region Is Going Through Scary Changes

The sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has decreased to the second lowest level recorded ever since...

» read full story

August 30th, 2008 - 17:53

Council Votes to Ban Commercial Fishing in Arctic

Thursday, a federal advisory board voted to ban commercial fishing north of the Bering Strait...

» read full story

February 07th, 2009 - 16:23

The Worrying Arctic Ice Situation - Now You See It, Now You Don't

The Arctic sea ice level is rapidly shrinking and heading toward a new record, as at this point it...

» read full story

September 01st, 2008 - 12:13

The Earth Is Skating on Thin Ice. Literally

This year, the Arctic sea ice level might just break the record set only last September, since...

» read full story

August 29th, 2008 - 11:40