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Capitalizing on Melting Polar Ice

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the 05ers-just-doesn't-have-the-same-ring dept.

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.'"

3 of 505 comments (clear)

  1. Re:First spell-nazi post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The AbiWord grammar checker mentioned earlier today finds this error. It also flags much of the rest of the blurb for reasons I haven't tried to analyze.

    Note that the AbiWord grammar checker won't tell you WHY it thinks something is wrong, which I think makes it nearly useless.

  2. Re:Yep by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fag

  3. Re:Republicans Hate the Earth by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Moderation -2
        50% Troll
        50% Offtopic

    Once again, TrollMods, that post is a Flame, not a Troll. Learn the difference before you post.

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