And the Completely Missed Point Award goes to ........

[Stinky The Clown]

..... WTOP NewzRadio in DC.

In a story on their 6 PM news break, they related the story of the newly and historically open Northwest Passage. Instead of reporting it as the tragedy it is and how it is related to the Global Warming issue, they reported it instead to be a financial boon as a toll free alternative to the Panama Canal.



WTOP, Stinky The Clown awards you the Completely Missed Point Award, as symbolized in this hat you may wear as you wish.

[pretzel4gore]

1. the root of ignorance is ignore

the pigmedia ignores almost everything that matters- they are the most ignorant buncha pigs on earth...

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. This is WTOP with a late breaking story, "Ice bad, Big Boats good." Film at 10.

MKJ

[Kajsa]

3. Typical--

Commerce ($) before our planet.

Rather short sighted, eh?

;(

[Junkdrawer]

4. CNN was almost as bad...

CNN) -- Warming in the Arctic has reduced sea ice to its lowest recorded level, opening up the Northwest Passage, a long-sought shortcut between Europe and Asia, according to new satellite images.

The aerial images released by the European Space Agency shows ice at its lowest level since measurements began 30 years ago -- an "extreme" drop, experts say.

"We have seen the ice-covered area drop to just around 3 million square kilometers, which is about 1 million less than the previous minima of 2005 and 2006," Leif Toudal Pedersen from the Danish National Space Center said on ESA's Web site.

....

A permanent navigable route through the Northwest passage has been the goal of explorers for centuries, offering a swift maritime trade route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

The route was first navigated by Roald Amundsen early last century, sea ice has generally rendered it too dangerous.

The opening up of the passage could cause international friction over the sea routes with U.S. and European Union disputing Canada's claim to the waters.


http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/15/arctic.nwestpssg/

[whoneedstickets]

5. Financial Boon indeed!!

I'm looking for investors for my planned pleasure-boat marina on Baffin Island!

[Xipe Totec]

6. On the other hand

The melting of the polar caps has unleashed a barrage of high intensity quakes due to the weight shift on the crustal plates,

but supplies will get to the disaster areas more quickly because of the opening of the northwest passage


Yay! :party:

[Vickers]

7. Woo hoo! Lead-based toys can get to America EVEN QUICKER!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Raejeanowl]

8. My Husband Says You Can't Fix Stupid

I subscribe to a couple of conservative newsletters, just to keep abreast of what they're saying, and it's revolting reading what the GOP spin amounts to: Global warming is a load of liberal codswallop.

I guess a number of the neocons have midwest properties they can't wait to sell as waterfront?

Intellectual giants, every last one of them.

[AntiFascist]

9. BUT...

this could partially explain the Bush Administration's motives in not dealing with global warming.

[frogcycle]

10. and Comcast had a similar article

that also bragged on the possibilities of new places to drill for oil

now THAT's irony!

[Hugin]

11. It's being carried exactly the same way...

everywhere I've seen.

"Oooo... This is such a GOOD THING!" :eyes:

It's events like this which illustrate better than no other the complete and
utter ownership of the Corporate Media by Corporate interests.

[soothsayer]

12. Arctic Traffic and Global Warming on the 8's

[Stinky The Clown]

13. I can totally hear that from WTOP