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Originally Posted by cementor
I have to ask where the first statement comes from. Oil Companies and the rest of the those that work and live in these environments are pretty solid on the conditions they work in. It is truly a matter of life and death. My suspicion is you have seen the presentation of ANWAR that shows what it looks like in the summer time. In the winter it is a frozen tundra and during short parts of the summer it is a mud flat, but that is NOT the north pole. Did I guess right?
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Russia threatens to seize swathe of Arctic – Royal Dutch Shell plc .com
Climate Right for U.S. Joining Law of Sea Convention - Council on Foreign Relations
Denmark enters the race for Arctic riches
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/ar...73?FORM=ZZNR10
The US and other nations are also gearing up to explore drilling and shipping opportunities when the ice melts.
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*If I were a climate change denier, I would argue that fixing the ozone hole has slowed or reversed the temperature changes. Either that or solar flares are to blame (if it gets really hot in 2013, blame these). At least then it will make the scientists do studies and look at the data to see if it is true.
That's pretty bad when I have to help the opposition come up with an actual argument for why their side is right...