pegged my ironic-o-meter
Mar. 26th, 2007 11:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ljgeoffIn an article from the San Diego Herald-Tribune.
"The latest report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says the ice cap is warming faster than the rest of the planet and ice is receding, partly due to greenhouse gases. It's a catastrophic scenario for the Arctic ecosystem, for polar bears and other wildlife, and for Inuit populations whose ancient cultures depend on frozen waters...."
But, OH JOY!
"...The U.S. Geological Survey estimates the Arctic has as much as 25 percent of the world's undiscovered oil and gas."
How lucky for us!
"The latest report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says the ice cap is warming faster than the rest of the planet and ice is receding, partly due to greenhouse gases. It's a catastrophic scenario for the Arctic ecosystem, for polar bears and other wildlife, and for Inuit populations whose ancient cultures depend on frozen waters...."
But, OH JOY!
"...The U.S. Geological Survey estimates the Arctic has as much as 25 percent of the world's undiscovered oil and gas."
How lucky for us!