Senate Committee Holds Roundtable on "The Global Implications of a Warming Arctic."

On Tuesday, May 5 2009, Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts) heard from Alaska Senators Lisa Murkowski (Republican) and Mark Begich (Democrat) and a group of Arctic experts in a roundtable on “The Global Implications of a Warming Arctic.” Among the experts were:

• David Carlson. Director, International Polar Year, International Program Office (London, UK)
• Scott Borgerson. Visiting Fellow for Ocean Governance Council on Foreign Relations (Washington, DC).
• Lawson Brigham. Chair of the Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment, Arctic Council (Anchorage, AK)
• Lisa Speer. Oceans Program Director, Natural Resources Defense Council (New York, NY)
• Mead Treadwell. Chair, US Arctic Research Commission (Anchorage, AK)

An archived Webcast of the roundtable is available.(note: the roundtable actually begins at 46:16 in the Webcast; until that point, it just displays a static screen). The roundtable lasted for about an hour and a half.
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