Note: The US better get its act together if it wishes to be a player in the Arctic.  Russia is on the march.  Alaska is the U.S. Arctic gateway.  Does the U.S. wish to become competitive in an area where the majority of the world's energy reserves are...or, do we play defense against Russian economic and military initiatives.   See our 4-1-17 Russian commentary.  -dh Russian tanker forges path for Arctic shipping super-highway Author: Olesya Astakhova, Reuters SABETTA, Russia — An ice-breaking liquefied natural gas tanker docked for the first [...]