Bruce Heyman and the Arctic

: Arctic is important to us and I know it is important to Canada, U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman told The Globe and Mail when asked about Arctic bilateral co-operation, according to Globe and Mail. Climate change is of priority to the President and I just know these are serious and important issues, but I don’t want to get ahead of what may be announced or not announced on a bilateral basis. The two leaders are expected to announce measures to protect sensitive marine areas, bring solar and wind power to remote communities dependent on diesel fuel and lay out a process for mapping of shipping lanes and commercial fishing, according to Canadian officials. Arctic ice has been melting at an alarming rate, resulting in disappearing glaciers, rising sea levels and eroding coastlines that are endangering indigenous villages. Coming from Nunavut, we’re experiencing first-hand the effects of climate change already and it going to affect us in the Arctic places fast, as it does here in Southern Canada, Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo said in an interview. The environmental damage has been compounded by black carbon, the soot produced from diesel-burning electrical generators. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.