Canada, the Arctic Council, Greenpeace, and Arctic oil drilling

"Canada and the Arctic Council finds itself facing one of its greatest challenges - supporting economic development for people of the north while protecting the fragile environment of the Arctic. 2014 will bring the possibility of exploratory drilling for oil off the northern coasts of Russia, the United States, Canada and Greenland. ... Opposition to oil development is strongest in non-northern locations, and is increasingly represented by environmental NGOs such as Greenpeace. This issue, to develop or not to develop, is poised to become the most divisive issue facing the Arctic states in the coming years. Canada will need to negotiate a very delicate balance as it proceeds as chair of the Arctic Council. It will need to promote the efforts of the Arctic Council to protect the environment, while responding to increasingly vocal opposition against the large scale development of any oil resources in the region. ... In order to protect development in the region, Canada must have the capability to ensure order in the region once permission has been granted to companies to proceed with exploration"--