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8TuesdayMay212013Congratulations2013KeyanoGrads.WereproudofyouAtShellwerealsoproudtosupportthemanyprogramsthatpreparedyoufortodayandtomorrow.www.shell.cacareersTheAthabascaOilSandsProjectAOSPisajointventurebetweenShellCanadaEnergyoperatorand60ownerChevronCanadaLimited20andMarathonOilCanadaCorporation20.AOSPincludestheMuskegRiverandJackpineMinesnorthofFortMcMurrayAlbertaandtheScotfordUpgraderandQuestCarbonCaptureandStorageprojectnorth-eastofEdmontonAlberta.GREATPEOPLE.GREATPLACE.GREATCOMMUNITY.GrimreportsmarkrstdayofArcticCouncilmeetingsByMEAGANWOHLBERGCanadabarelyhadadaytoassumethechairpositionoftheArcticCouncilbeforeitwasbombardedbydoomandgloomreportsofpolarmeltdownextensiveoceanacidicationandlossofbio-diversitylastweek.ThreeseparatereportssoundedalarmsonthestateoftheArcticenvironmentontherstdayofArcticCoun-cilmeetingsinKirunaSwe-denlastWednesdaypressur-ingtheinternationalbodytoquicklyaddressthegrowingissueofclimatechange.AsclimatebeltsmovenorthlargepartsoftheArc-ticmaylosetheirspecicArcticecosystemsandbio-diversitysaidHansMelt-oftechiefscientistfortheArcticBiodiversityAssess-mentoneofthereportsre-leasedMay15.TheArcticishometothousandsofuniquecold-adaptedspeciesmanyofwhicharefoundonlythere.Butwithclimatechangeandincreasedinterestinthere-gionifwedonotactnowwemaylosetheincredibleassetsandfascinationthatArcticbiodiversityoffersusall.TheassessmentdonebytheConservationofArcticFloraandFaunaCAFFpresentedkeyfindingsshowingthatArcticbiodi-versityisbeingdegradedbyclimatechangeoverharvestArcticbiodiversityandex-acerbatesallotherthreatsthereportstates.worldsoceanshasincreasedby30percentoverthelast200yearsandtheArcticisparticularlyvulnerable.ThestudyshowsArcticwaterisrapidlyabsorbingCO2fromhumanactivitywhichisdecreasingthepHoftheoceanandaffectingmarineecosystemsintheArctic-populationsalreadyweakenedbyincreasingtem-peraturesandmeltingseaice.ThesecondphaseoftheArcticOceanReviewbytheProtectionoftheArcticMa-rineEnvironmentWorkingGroupoftheArcticCouncilwasalsoupforreviewlastweek.ThereportprovidesananalysisofthelegalandClimatechangeisbyfarthemostseriousthreattoArcticbiodiversityandexacerbatesallotherthreats.ArcticBiodiversityAssessmenthabitatdestructionandpol-lutionandcallsforinterna-tionalcooperationtondcomprehensivesolutions.ClimatechangeisbyfarthemostseriousthreattoAsecondreportontheex-tensiveacidicationoftheArcticOceanbytheArcticMonitoringandAssessmentProgrammeAMAPshowstheaverageacidityoftheregulatoryinstrumentsrele-vanttotheArcticOceanandidentiesgapsandopportu-nitiesforfurthercooperation.Alongwiththethreere-portstheopeningoftheArcticCouncilmeetingswasmarkedbyanalarmingpieceofdatafromamon-itoringstationinMaunaLoaHawaiiwhichreportedcarbondioxidereadingsintheatmosphereofover400partspermillionppmforanentireday-thersttimeinprobablythreemil-lionyears.CO2readingsover400ppmwereseenintheArcticlastyearbutdidnotlastfortheentire24-hourperiod.EnvironmentArcticIncreasingamountsoffreshwatertotheArcticreducestheoceanscapacitytoneutralizeacidicationaccordingtoanewstudybytheArcticMonitoringandAssessmentProgramme.PhotoNASAGoddardSpaceFlightCenterClimatechangeoverharvesthabitatdestructionandpollutionarethreateningalready-weakenedArcticplantsandanimalssuchasthearcticfoxaccordingtoareportfromtheConservationofArcticFloraandFauna.PhotoCarstenEgevang