A couple of links related to the arctic and its resources:
Is the arctic about to be ravaged in the search for oil and other reserves?
Britain’s richest man to build giant arctic iron ore mine
Fascinating interactive map of resource extraction in the arctic
And some other arctic links…
Arctic pollution from an arctic sea ice blog
Will ships in the arctic sea slow down to reduce whale stress?
How quickly is the oldest sea ice disappearing?
Arctic climate ‘tech fixes’ urged: cloud whitening to cool arctic ocean could work from islands