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Mar. 7, 2013 / Posted by: John Kaltenstein / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Oceans and Forests / Tags: Arctic shipping, Heavy fuel oil, John kaltenstein, Whales

With Arctic sea ice melting dramatically due to global warming and natural resource development and trade on the upswing, the region is confronting substantial growth in commercial shipping within its waters. Increased Arctic shipping raises threa...