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Arrr, Thar Be Oil Under Them Icebergs!
Comments Off | This entry was posted on Nov 12 2008
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With the melting of the polar ice caps, countries around the world are finding that new shipping lanes are now opening up, and with that, areas that were previously off limits to exploration and drilling are now accessible. Scientific American reports that countries are now waging war on the high seas and drawing lines of “ownership” to get to these reserves. …