A new geopolitical “Great Game” is underway in earth’s northernmost region, the Arctic, where Russia has claimed a large area for resource development and President Barack Obama recently approved Shell Oil Company’s test-drilling project in an area under U.S. control.
Energy is a big part — but not the only part — of the North Pole prize.
Rice University professor Bill Arnold just returned from his latest fishing trip to Alaska, where he captured photos of unspoiled nature.
“It is the only place I have ever been that is like this, so I am very interested in the preservation of the beauty of …read more
Source: Voice of America
