Alaskan Senator Mark Begich advocates creating U.S. Arctic ambassador
Last month, I discussed Japan’s designation of Masuo Nishibayashi as Arctic Ambassador — the second Asian country to create such…
U.S. to lease land in Alaska for oil and gas development
The U.S. Department of the Interior recently announced that the Bureau of Land Management will issue leases for 4.5 million…
Alaskan Senators push for creation of U.S. Arctic policy
In the U.S., the only Arctic country without a national policy for the region, there are stirrings in the Senate about drafting one. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Mark Begich…Continue Reading →