ENVIRONMENT

Glacial Pace On Arctic Development

As the Arctic ice pack melts and countries jockey for regional dominance, the U.S. remains on the sidelines.

by Art Pine

Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008


Global climate change is threatening to set off a heated race between the United States, Russia, and other countries to stake out new shipping routes and oil-exploration rights in the Arctic. The rush stems from a faster-than-predicted melting of the polar ice cap.

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