February 03, 2012
Natural Security News
- The New York Times
reports that
severe winter weather could stymie a protest movement in Russia. - A
Malaysia, rare earths metal refinery is close to obtaining permission to
operate, which could upend China’s dominance of the market, according to The New York Times. - Ukraine
says that increased domestic consumption of natural gas in Russia is responsible
for decline in shipments, The
Washington Post reports. - The Wall Street
Journal reports that two
of the world’s most powerful raw-materials companies are discussing a merger
that could form an $80 billion mining giant. - United Press
International reports that
yellow cedars – indigenous to Alaska and British Columbia – have been dying off
due to climate change.