There is now a race between Russia, Denmark, and Canada to claim the Pole that is, wait for the money shot....
"estimated to contain up to 10 billion tons of oil and gas deposits, as well as vast reserves of diamonds and valuable metals such as gold, tin and platinum. "--Livescience.com
http://www.livescience.com/environment/070801_russia_npole.html
This stuff was under ice before, so it's a new ocean basically, and countries are grabbing for it:
BBC NEWS Europe Russia plants flag under N Pole
Danes pipe up with their own North Pole claims
NPR: Russia Tries to Claim North Pole, Canada Says No Way
I won't even bother to point out the absurdity of the global warming allowing for us to drill for more oil.
What this post is about, is "a potential border conflict for a huge prize on the top of the world."
I thought this was a plot from a GI Joe comic when I was a little kid. So, I googled it and FOUND the comic book!
Here's that issues summary:
"When Cobra’s illegal oil harvest activities threaten global economy and environmental stability, the GI JOE team is called in to get them out! Snow Job, Iceberg, and Frostbite team up with Scarlett, Snake-Eyes, Stalker, and Duke to deal with squads of arctic enemies in the most inhospitable location on earth!"
When dependence on oil causes "western democracies" to reenact comic book plots from the 80's, Congress needs to start funding research for solar power, large transit projects, electric cars, biking and growing food locally.
Seriously.
Or prepare to live under the heavy fist of Cobra!
1 comment:
The comic was to prepare the next generation of fighters for the coming war. To find out who we will be fighting in 20-30 years, go open a comic of today. After all, Captain America was invented to motivate people to fight against Germany. Look it up. I remember seeing Galactus standing on top of the World Trade Center when he was destroying the world. There is a very weird and highly suspect correlation between kids entertainment and foreign policy.
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