Both poles are considered as sinkholes in regard to atmospheric as well as ocean current dumping, if I can use that word. But that's where a lot of the atmospheric pollutants and contaminants rotate: it's within the Arctic. With the changing Arctic, we're living on the edge, the frontier, if I may, in regard to the changes that are taking place. We're seeing it and living it first-hand. For us to try to continue to adapt and live a sustainable life in a community within this part of the world where it's changing quite rapidly it does have these effects on us. We need to make people more aware of this, but we also need to develop strategies on working with each other on how to minimize such effects so that we can continue to have these sustainable communities within the Arctic.
On March 5th, 2013. See this statement in context.