INTERNATIONAL / EUROPE August 17, 2008
A Push to Increase Icebreakers in the Arctic
By ANDREW C. REVKIN A growing array of military leaders, Arctic experts and lawmakers say the United States is losing its ability to patrol and safeguard Arctic waters.

We will be releasing a new documentary film STRAIT THROUGH THE ICE on September 2nd which investigates how climate change, and modern icebreakers, are making it possible to open the long-frozen Northwest Passage to international shipping, and what the ecological and geopolitical ramifications might be. Check back in September for more information on this timely film!