Arctic claims summit gets under way in Moscow

[denem]

Source: BBC

An international meeting to try to prevent the Arctic becoming the next battleground over mineral wealth has begun in Moscow.

One quarter of the world's resources of oil and gas are believed to lie beneath the Arctic Ocean.

Russia, Norway, Canada, Denmark and the United States have already laid claim to territory in the region.

Some 300 delegates will discuss co-operation but are also likely to push their claims to the Arctic's riches.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11387175

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The region's resources are rapidly becoming accessible due to the dramatic shrinking of the polar ice cap.
Arctic Ice Sheet (9/21/10) Daily graphic from NDISC http://nsidc.org/

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Carve it up boys.

[greenman3610]

1. global warming is not happening

global warming is not happening
global warming is not happening

[denem]

2. Nothing to see here: Just a summit about a slice of ice.

[G_j]

3. drill baby, drill!

:cry:

[Uncle Joe]

4. It's like fighting for the last bullet in a game of Russian Roulette.

Thanks for the thread, denem.