 resource rush in real life?, melting poles... |
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 Oct 16 2005, 03:38 PM
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panda!  Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242  |
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/10/science/...html?oref=login
and to get a password: www.bugmenot.com anyways, looks like the melting poles are bringing on a resource rush of sorts... |
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Oct 16 2005, 04:14 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
Ocean front property in Arizona? :)
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Oct 16 2005, 04:53 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Dumpshock already has a NYT account:
ID: Dumpshock Password: Forum (yep, no "s") |
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Oct 16 2005, 05:11 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 27-August 05 From: In the ruins of Clermont-Ferrand Member No.: 7,629 |
There won't be any rush into Antarctica for a while.
It's International sanctuary status has been lengtened until well into 2020s. But I agree that a rush to some part of Arctic could be brewing. Though, thanks to the Danish government, a big part of Greenland is also protected from that rush. |
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Oct 16 2005, 05:17 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
AFAIK, the US and a few other countries have refused to sign or approve the treaties protecting Antarctica.
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Oct 16 2005, 06:45 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
didnt know that, thanks. |
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Oct 16 2005, 08:15 PM
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I checked several sources and all told me the same. This one is the one with probably the most details : http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/About_Antarcti...eaty/index.html ( there's also an entry on wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System ) US Signed the Antarctic Treaty, they did that long ago. |
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Oct 16 2005, 08:44 PM
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That should do it. I hear that the German Reich and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics have a Treaty of Nonaggression that was put in place over 65 years ago. So i guess there is hope that The Antarctic Treaty will stand the same test of time too and isn't just an agreement of temporary convience by the signees until it appears to them feasible to break/ignore/"reinterpret" it to their advantage.
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