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TOP OF THEWORLD TELEGRAPH News from the ArcticVol. 6, Issue 30: 17 November 2010

THIS WEEK FROM THE INSTITUTE OF THE NORTH

Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Day 2010

Governor and First Lady Sandy Parnell, together with the Stevens Family and formerOlympians, invite Alaskans to attend a celebration honoring the life of Senator Ted Stevens andthe spirit and vigor with which he served Alaskans.

Mount Stevens and Stevens Icefield will be recognized by the National Park Service and U.S.

Forest Service, and a scholarship will be announced by Sean OKeefe.

Governor Sean Parnell has proclaimed November 18, 2010 as Senator Ted Stevens Day.This years theme is Get Out and Play.

November 18, 2010 1:00 p.m.Alaska Center for the Performing ArtsDiscovery Theatre Lobby

R.S.V.P. to the Office of the Governor 907-269-7450

NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGION

MARITIME

ALASKA/UNITED STATESAudio: Coast Guard moving toward Northern Sea Route regulation (Alaska Public RadioNetwork, 11/16/10)

http://aprn.org/2010/11/16/coast-guard-moving-toward-northern-sea-route-regulation/The Coast Guard is moving toward regulating the northern sea route through the Bering Strait.It is asking for public comments on possible vessel routing measures. The request forcomments notes that some treaty negotiations could be in the offing.
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Audio: North Slope Borough, Alaska, and Shell Oil make science study agreement (Eye onthe Arctic, 11/15/10)http://eyeonthearctic.rcinet.ca/en/news/usa/100-business/497-north-slope-borough-alaska-shell-oil-agreement-make-science-study-agreementThe recent announcement that Alaska's North Slope Borough had signed an agreement withShell to conduct multi-year science studies in the Arctic may be the first ever attempt at such acollaboration. Borough Mayor Edward Itta says the objectives are to get solid baseline science

collected on the largely unstudied Arctic waters off Barrow's coast.

RUSSIABuy a share of the Murmansk Port (BarentsObserver, 11/12/10)http://www.barentsobserver.com/buy-a-share-of-the-murmansk-port.4842206-116320.htmlTwenty percent of the Port of Murmansk will be sold in an auction in 2011. Also several otherstate-owned assets will be privatized, among them the Port of Novorossiisk and the shippinggiant Sovcomflot.

Nuclear cruiser to be modernized in 2011 (BarentsObserver, 11/11/10)http://www.barentsobserver.com/nuclear-cruiser-to-be-modernized-in-2011.4841614-116321.htmlThe Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk reports that modernization of the nuclear cruiserAdmiral Nakhimov, one of Russias largest naval vessels, will start in 2011.

GLOBALArctic seen as possible shipping route for massive industrial components (The Globe andMail, 11/14/10)http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-

resources/arctic-seen-as-possible-shipping-route-for-massive-industrial-components/article1798611/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheGlobeAndMail-Business+(The+Globe+and+Mail+-+Business+News)&asid=99cc63c0Though sailors have long discussed the possibility of Arctic transportation, thinning sea ice andoil sands companies growing use of overseas manufacturers for major components aresuddenly conspiring to make it a far more attractive possibility. In the past two months,Northern Transportation Co. Ltd., a Hay River-based barge company owned by northern Inuit,has received numerous inquiries from foreign freight and logistics experts who want to know if

they can ship huge industrial components to Fort McMurray by way of the Far North.

RUSSIAFirst ever round-trip voyage without icebreaker (BarentsObserver, 11/17/10)http://www.barentsobserver.com/first-ever-round-trip-voyage-without-icebreaker.4848358-116320.htmlThe Norilsk-Nickel operated vessel Monchegorsk arrived at the port of Dudinka on Thuesdayafter a 41 day long round-trip to China via the Northern Sea Route.
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Video: Russias Peter I yacht sets record with Arctic voyage (RIA Novosti, 11/15/10)http://en.rian.ru/video/20101115/161344788.htmlThe Russian yacht Peter I arrived back in St. Petersburg from an icy round-the-world voyage,setting a new world record for circumnavigating the northern sea route in only 109 days.

$70,000 brings you to the North Pole (BarentsObserver, 11/15/10)http://www.barentsobserver.com/70000-brings-you-to-the-north-pole.4847467-116320.html

For the twentieth year in a row, Russian nuclear powered icebreakers will bring wealthy touriststo the North Pole next summer.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

ALASKA/UNITED STATESState's telecom companies post strong third-quarter returns (Alaska Journal of Commerce,11/11/10)

http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/111110/loc_stc.shtmlAnother strong quarter from Anchorage-based telecom General Communications Inc. was alsoa boon to one of its biggest investors. After taking over the No. 2 spot in wireless customermarket share during the second quarter, GCI nearly doubled its third quarter net incomecompared to 2009 and affirmed its position that it will exceed its original annual guidance of$620 million in gross revenue.

RUSSIAESA maps possible Arctic communication (BarentsObserver, 11/17/10)http://www.barentsobserver.com/esa-maps-possible-arctic-communication.4848306-116321.htmlIncreased shipping along the Northern Sea Route has triggered the European Space Agencyinitiated to map the communication gaps in the Arctic for the next decade.

Russia to launch new generation satellite in 2013(RIA Novosti, 11/16/10)http://en.rian.ru/science/20101116/161362306.htmlRussia's next generation Glonass-K2 navigation satellite will be launched in 2013."We havedecided to modernize the Glonass signal system. We will introduce new signals with a codeseparation," Sergei Revnivykh, Deputy Director of Roscosmos's Central Research Institute of

Machine Building, told a conference in Moscow.
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AVIATION

FINLANDFinnair and Blue 1 flight attendants threaten strike in late November (Helsingin Sanomat,11/17/10)http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Finnair+and+Blue+1+flight+attendants+threaten+strike+in+late+November/1135261700896Flight attendants on Finnair and Blue 1 are threatening to go on strike on November 30th. If theaction takes place it would stop most Finnair flights.

REGIONPassengers flying in the EU will pay for climate impacts (SIKU News, 11/15/10)http://www.sikunews.com/News/International/Passengers-flying-in-the-EU-will-pay-for-climate-impacts-8234The new charges which will come into effect in 2012 are part of a carbon gas offset systemintended to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

OTHER AREAS OF GENERAL INTEREST

CANADAFocus should be on community security (SIKU News, 11/15/10)http://www.sikunews.com/News/Canada-Nunavut/Focus-should-be-on-community-security%3Areport-8236Security in Canada's North must be expanded beyond the narrow definition of Arctic

sovereignty, to include a concept of "community security," according to a new ConferenceBoard of Canada report from its Centre for the North.

REGIONAction Plan for strengthening the cross-border cooperation (BarentsObserver, 11/17/10)http://www.barentsobserver.com/action-plan-for-strengthening-the-cross-border-cooperation.4848208-116320.htmlThe Norwegian-Russian Working Group for Interregional and Cross-Border Cooperation willover the next three months work out concrete projects for further development of cooperationbetween the regions.

Nordic countries to sign joint security policy statement (BarentsObserver, 11/17/10)http://www.barentsobserver.com/nordic-countries-to-sign-joint-security-policy-statement.4848369-116321.htmlThe Nordic countries Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are preparing for thesigning of a joint statement on security policy.
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Push for regional dimension in EU's Arctic strategy (BarentsObserver, 11/16/10)http://www.barentsobserver.com/push-for-regional-dimension-in-eus-arctic-strategy.4847915-116320.htmlA statement from the Barents Regional Council stresses that the European Parliament mustinclude the regional level in their upcoming Arctic strategy debates.

Icelandic businesses head to Nuuk (SIKU News, 11/15/10)

http://www.sikunews.com/News/International/Icelandic-businesses-head-to-Nuuk-8235Since Air Iceland decided to operate its Nuuk-Reykjavik flights all year, Icelandic companieshave become more aware of the business opportunities next door in Greenland.

Russian youth get introduced to Norwegian Space Technology (BarentsObserver, 11/12/10)http://www.barentsobserver.com/russian-youth-get-introduced-to-norwegian-space-technology.4842229-116321.htmlRussian and Norwegian youth researchers, participating in a research camp in Troms recently,were introduced to the newest of Space technology at Kongsberg Satellite Services.

RUSSIARemaking the Russian map (BarentsObserver, 11/16/10)http://www.barentsobserver.com/remaking-the-russian-map.4848011-116321.htmlThe Russian government and presidential administration will propose to turn the countrys 83federal subjects into 20 giant super-regions.

Russia's tourism industry lacks 'smile' (RIA Novosti, 11/12/10)http://en.rian.ru/russia/20101112/161313142.htmlPoor infrastructure, high prices and bad service are still hampering the massive potential of

Russia's tourist industry, deputy head of the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism said.

SWEDENAudio: High-end tourist attractions lure people to Sweden's north (Eye on the Arctic,11/15/10)http://eyeonthearctic.rcinet.ca/en/news/sweden/107-business/500-high-end-tourist-attractions-lure-people-to-swedens-north-Depopulation is a growing problem across Sweden. The far north is particularly affected as thepopulation ages, fewer babies are born and young people leave. A major mineral find is often

seen as the last hope for dwindling communities to hold onto their young people. Yet the regionboasts other natural resources an unspoilt wilderness, the Northern Lights, a uniqueindigenous culture, and one of the longest skiing seasons in Europe.
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ENERGY

ALASKA/UNITED STATESReport opines oversight lacking for drilling in Arctic (The Seward Phoenix LOG, 11/12/10)http://thesewardphoenixlog.com/article/1045report_opines_oversight_lacking_for_drillingA new analysis on the challenges of preventing and containing spills in the Arctic Ocean opinesthat darkness, extreme weather and shifting sea ice could delay for months efforts to stop an oilwell blowout, trapping spewed oil in ice for up to a decade.

Environmental group plans lawsuit over oil dispersant use in Arctic (News Miner,11/11/10)http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/10272955/article-Environmental-group-plans-lawsuit-over-oil-dispersant-use-in-Arctic?instance=home_news_window_left_top_2An environmental group has filed a formal notice that it will sue the Environmental ProtectionAgency and the Coast Guard for authorizing oil dispersants without studying how they'll affectAlaska's polar bears, Cook Inlet beluga whales, Steller sea lions and other imperiled species.

Related audio link:Environmentalists plan legal action against use of oil dispersants.

CANADAMajor pipeline in northern Canada years away, despite approval (Canada.com, 11/15/10)http://www.canada.com/technology/Major+pipeline+northern+Canada+years+away+despite+approval/3829943/story.html?id=3829943A proposed $16 billion pipeline project in northern Canada could still be years away frombeginning construction, despite getting a green light from the federal and Northwest Territoriesgovernments Monday, says a spokesman from the leading stakeholder, Imperial Oil.

Fiery ice in Canadian Arctic could light path to new energy source (Nunatsiaq Online,11/14/10)http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/12334_fiery_ice_in_canadian_arctic_could_light_path_to_new_energy_source/#For the Japanese, drilling down through Arctic permafrost to get at fiery ice was much lessdaunting than boring into the deep sea. They came up with $48 million with $3 million fromCanada for an epic experiment in the Northwest Territories that has generated tantalizingevidence, to be detailed in Tokyo this week, that frozen gas hydrates may live up to their billingas a plentiful new energy source.

GREENLANDGreenland wants $2bn bond from oil firms keen to drill in its Arctic waters (The Guardian,11/12/10)http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/nov/12/greenland-oil-drilling-bondThe condition, which is thought to be the first of its kind anywhere in the world, will pleaseenvironmentalists and could encourage other governments to follow suit in the wake of BP'sGulf of Mexico disaster. Half a dozen energy companies are in negotiations with the Greenlandgovernment about the licensing round, the largest for years.
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REGIONArctic waters vulnerable to oil spill (CBC Canada, 11/12/10)http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/11/12/oil-drill-arctic-report.html?ref=rssAn oil spill in the Arctic Ocean would be so hard to clean up that offshore development thereshould be put on hold, a U.S. environmental group said. Because of the difficulties, "allproposed oil and gas leasing, exploration and development in the U.S. Arctic should bedelayed until energy companies can ensure they can respond to spills.

Mercury present in Arctic in large quantities, research confirms (SIKU, 11/11/10)http://www.sikunews.com/News/Denmark-Greenland/Mercury-present-in-Arctic-in-large-quantities%2C-research-confirms-8222Researchers from the United States and Denmark have developed a computer model that canlocate the mercury. Coal-burning power stations are spewing mercury into the atmosphere andthreatening the health of Arctic animals, fish and people, according to a computer modeldeveloped by U.S. and Danish researchers, which shows how toxic mercury spreads around theglobe.

RUSSIAOil and ice: Worse than the Gulf spill? (National Post, 11/07/10)http://www.nationalpost.com/scripts/dangers+Arctic+spill/3795134/story.htmlWhen writer Anton Chekhov arrived on the Russian island of Sakhalin in 1890, he wasoverwhelmed by the harsh conditions at the Tsarist penal colony. More than a century on,Sakhalin's prisoners have been replaced by oil and gas workers, most of whom seem to agreethat Chekhov's description still fits.

Lukoil commits itself to clean production in Komi (BarentsObserver, 11/15/10)

http://www.barentsobserver.com/lukoil-commits-itself-to-clean-production-in-komi.4847616-116320.htmlOil company Lukoil will take all necessary measures to prevent pollution in the Timan-Pechoraprovince, a new cooperation agreement with the Komi Republic declares.

FISHERIES

ALASKA/UNITED STATES

Audio: Bristol Bay sockeye salmon forecast released(Alaska Public Radio Network,11/11/10)http://aprn.org/2010/11/16/bristol-bay-sockeye-salmon-forecast-released/The forecast for the Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon run is out. And its fairly plentiful.
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Audio: Subsistence fishing rules changing for Kenai Peninsula Tribe (Alaska Public RadioNetwork, 11/11/10)http://aprn.org/2010/11/11/subsistence-fishing-rules-changing-for-kenai-peninsula-tribe/The federal Subsistence Management Board finished two days of meetings in Anchorage. Oneof the big issues was unanimously approved by board members, a decade-long request by theNinilchik traditional council to allow for a customary and traditional use determination for fishother than salmon.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate crisis, the Arctic and geopolitics (Countercurrents.org, 11/15/10)http://www.countercurrents.org/chowdhury151110.htmMelting Arctic ice sheets are altering geoeconomic and geopolitical environment. Agitatingstrategic setting in the Arctic carries implications for imperial stakeholders, which is actually ofinterest to the capitals that these states serve. An ice-free Arctic will turn into a theatre of

economic and political conflict with a serious impact on geopolitics.

Audio: The great wet north? Precipitation in Arctic cause for concern (Eye on the Arctic,11/15/10)http://eyeonthearctic.rcinet.ca/en/news/canada/44-environment/498-the-great-wet-north-precipitation-in-arctic-cause-for-concernClimate change in the North is not only making the Arctic warmer, but wetter as well! RadioCanada International The Link's Marc Montgomery talks to a geoscientist who studies theWestern Arctic and who says that precipitation in the Arctic may be cause for concern evenmore than the melting ice.

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