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Arctic nations eye future of world’s last frontier
Posted by Reuters: Andrew Quinn on May 11th, 2011
Reuters: Leaders of Arctic nations gather in Greenland this week to chart future cooperation as global warming sets off a race for oil, mineral, fishing and shipping opportunities in the world's fragile final frontier.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join foreign ministers from seven other Arctic states in Greenland's tiny capital of Nuuk -- population 15,000 -- on Thursday for an Arctic Council meeting on the next steps for a region where warming temperatures are creating huge new challenges and...
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State Dept: Keystone decision months away
Posted by Reuters: Andrew Quinn on October 27th, 2010
Reuters: The United States is months away from any final decision on a proposed $7 billion pipeline to carry crude from Canada's oil sands to U.S. refineries and approval is not a foregone conclusion, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton raised eyebrows this month when she said her department was "inclined" to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which Calgary-based TransCanada Corp (TRP.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) had hoped to start building...