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Canada to Expand Energy, Mineral Mapping of Arctic [1]

Canada plans to boost its spending on mapping Arctic energy and mineral resources, in order to encourage development and defend Canadian sovereignty in the far North.

The government will spend C$100 million (US$95 million) over five years, building on a plan earlier this year to spend C$34 million over two years, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday as he prepared to kick off a three-day trip to the region.

Publication Date: 
27/08/2008
Planet Ark (Australia) [2]
Tags:
Minerals [3], Canada [4], Global Warming [5], Energy [6], Arctic [7]
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