Lately, the arctic has been seeing a flurry activity. Thats because theres something locked beneath the ice. Thirteen percent of the worlds undiscovered oil and 30 percent of its untapped natural gas. Trillions of dollars of potential profit. And that means that here in the far north, issues of sovereignty security, environment, and trade are intersecting at a colossal pace, in the worlds coldest resource rush. The tiny hamlet of resolute, is busier than it has been in decades. Canadian troops are here to train in difficult and cold conditions. Its called operation nuvavut. So all the structures that we have here are the original front stucture were put together for the air force in the cold war era. With the artic ice melting, and with the mining and energy boom on the horizon. The Canadian Military is preparing for various senarios. Theres been an accident, involving two people. Injuries are unknown at this time. Today its a Rapid Reaction search and rescue exercise. With no roads, t
Steve pointed demonstration determined they wanted to move the operation of the main system out of the federal government and privatize it so what we announced in march was simply the completion of what started in 1998 which was to complete that privatization. So day ukrainian a this hourlong program is next on booktv. Good morning. I am joanne myers director of Public Affairs programs and on behalf of the Carnegie Council i would like to welcome our members guests and cspan booktv to this Public Affairs program. Our guest today is serhil plok plokhy. He is professor of ukraine history and director of the Ukrainian Research institute at harvard university. His book the last empire the final days of the soviet union will as he writes will not only lift the curtain of time on the dramatic events leading up to the lowering of the soviet flag and the collapse of the soviet union but it will also provide a muchneeded context for what is happening in the ukraine today. The longstanding narra
That debate on the amendment to the montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer adopted at kigali on october 15, 2016, shall be brought to a close. The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote vote the presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 64, the nays are 30. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the treaty. The clerk calendar number 2, treaty doc number 1171, amendment to the montreal protocol. Mr. Schumer mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Schumer i call up amendment 5503. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk senator from new york, mr. Schumer, proposes an amendment numbered 5503 to the resolution of ratification at the end add the following, section mr. Schumer i ask to dispense with the further reading of the amendment. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schume
Thirteen percent of the worlds undiscovered oil and 30 percent of its untapped natural gas. Trillions of dollars of potential profit. And that means that here in the far north, issues of sovereignty security, environment, and trade are intersecting at a colossal pace, in the worlds coldest resource rush. The tiny hamlet of resolute, is busier than it has been in decades. Canadian troops are here to train in difficult and cold conditions. Its called operation nuvavut. So all the structures that we have here are the original front stucture were put together for the air force in the cold war era. With the artic ice melting, and with the mining and energy boom on the horizon. The Canadian Military is preparing for various senarios. Theres been an accident, involving two people. Injuries are unknown at this time. Today its a Rapid Reaction search and rescue exercise. With no roads, theyll have to get there by air. And uhh. Well do this as if it was a real mission. It just flew right over he
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