From the Pacific Rim to the Arctic Rim, views from the other side of the Arctic Ocean

[is there a side to a bowl?]

-Bicyclemark is an independent journalist producing a bi-weekly podcast on under reported news and global concerns. He tends to cover issues he feels the mainstream media is not handling properly, where quality of life hangs in the balance.

His podcast/ blog/ vblog reporting is at

• http://citizenreporter.org

Take a listen/read/view.

For the next few months I will be frequently touching upon the topic of the Arctic and the race to exploit its resources, re-claim property rights, and the ongoing accelerating process of global warming effecting the region (and in turn, the world).

While mainstream media has dedicated the occasional article on this topic, they focus mostly on the horserace or “competition” between Russia, Canada, US, and Denmark (no mentions of Norway lately). Some tacit attention is given to the political conflict and the use of “submarines” by Russia to plant an underground flag or something to that effect.

What lacks is the real details that effect people’s lives. The information regarding exactly what these nations are doing and plan to do in the name of political power, economics, and what some call progress. They leave out the communities that live in and around the arctic, how they are being effected by all these activities. Rising sea level, melting of the ice caps, increased ship traffic.. these things all come with a price. And then take that to a global level, because the arctic is such an important place for everyone that exists on this planet.. and our collective future.

• http://bicyclemark.org/blog/2007/09/calling-the-arctic/

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