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Picture of the day: Shell drilling rig within view of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

By imitating human voices, beluga whale may have been attempting to communicate

Photos: emperor penguins take first place in renowned wildlife photo contest

Cute animal picture of the day: baby walruses on the mend

Arctic sea ice is ‘toast’ as old record shattered

Another mishap kills Shell’s Arctic oil drilling for the year

Featured video: Chasing Ice trailer

Shell begins offshore drilling in the Alaskan Arctic

Obama approves preparation for oil drilling in Arctic, Shell en route

Sea ice falls to record low with over two weeks of melting left

Greenpeace abandons occupation of Arctic oil drilling rig after workers throw metal at them

Arctic sea ice approaches another record melt

Shell running out of time to drill in U.S. Arctic – this year

Greenland suffers record melt

Massive algae bloom in Arctic like “finding the Amazon rainforest in the Mojave Desert”

Climate change creating “novel ecosystem” in Arctic

Just how far can a polar bear swim?

Greenpeace activists occupy icebreaker set for Arctic drilling

David vs. Goliath: Goldman Environmental Prize winners highlight development projects gone awry

Obama Administration, Shell moving ahead with Arctic oil exploitation

2010, not 1998, warmest year on record

Opposition rising against U.S. Arctic drilling

87 marine mammals still eaten by people

The Cryosphere-Princeton primers in climate: A Book Review

Seals, birds, and alpine plants suffer under climate change

Top 10 Environmental Stories of 2011

Discovery Channel backtracks, promises to air climate change episode of new Frozen Planet series

Another record breaker: 2011 warmest La Niña year ever

Discovery Channel cuts climate change episode from Planet Earth follow-up

Photos: camera traps reveal oil’s unexpected impact on Arctic birds

Photos: satellite tracking of the unicorn of the sea

Featured video: Arctic ice melt creates mass walrus ‘haul-outs’

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