Via Pew Charitable Trusts: “The world is looking to Canada’s Arctic Ocean for the promise of faster and cheaper intercontinental shipping and unexploited natural resources. The Arctic ice is melting because of climate change, which is creating a longer shipping season and has already resulted in vessel traffic increases of 166 percent through the Canadian Northwest Passage since 2004. Pew’s new report, The Integrated Arctic Corridors Framework, proposes a comprehensive system of tiered shipping routes that will benefit Canada, the shipping industry, and northern communities.” See also the Report Graphics and Maps.