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Countries Plan Land Rush in Warming Arctic

Posted by michael on from the when-greenland-turns-green dept.

Noel Bourke sent in a pointer to this story about northern nations maneuvering to claim land in the Arctic. Fossil fuels, shipping lanes, and fishing are among the economic interests at stake, in an opportunity opened up by the melting Arctic ice.

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  1. Holy Shit by spac3manspiff · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Fossil fuels, shipping lanes, and fishing are among the economic interests at stake, in an opportunity opened up by the melting Arctic ice.

    How can people ignore the enviroment and first think of expanding their country after the ice caps melt. People need to see that alot of countries wont exsist in a few years.

  2. Re:Real reason this was posted? by skypainter · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Doesn't anyone have a real answer yet?

    In the US it's still an open question apparently. The rest of the world decided years ago.