Capitalizing on Melting Polar Ice

efuzzyone writes "As an affect of global warming, the polar ice caps seem to be slowly receding, what do you do? The NYT reports it is a gold rush, 'the Arctic is undergoing nothing less than a great rush for virgin territory and natural resources worth hundreds of billions of dollars.' Also, 'polar thaw is also starting to unlock other treasures: lucrative shipping routes, perhaps even the storied Northwest Passage; new cruise ship destinations; and important commercial fisheries.'"

Comments

Re:Maybe we should worry about the ice, not profit

[operagost]

I once again invite all "environmentalists" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by killing themselves now.

Re:Yep

[cfulmer]

Phooey. If he had really supported it, he would have put up a fight to get it ratified by the Senate. Signing it was just political -- he knew it would *never* actually take effect.