Never mind climate change lets all squabble about how much money can be made.
But of even greater significance in a world of melting ice floes is control of the North West Passage. Canada insists that it has sovereignty over the sea route and therefore must be asked about usage. The US sees it as a potential area of open water which gives it automatic right of passage for its battleships.
If this type of diplomatic exercise in grabbing it whilst its hot is any sign of things to come, I wonder what its going to get like when its about life and death.
Canada better watch out as desertification spreads across the US and the center of Canada becomes the food basket of the new world.
When fresh clean water becomes more precious than gold, who will grab the great lakes in the interest of national security?
At the moment the fiasco of international wrangling is who can get their pinkies in the pie first. I dread to think what they will get up to when it's about their polling numbers.
But aw heck, I'm such a spoil sport; let's except the damage is done and go slake our thirst on the oil that helped fuel climate change in the first place....then we can think about the consequences....
There's black gold in that thar pristine wilderness.... and it's ours!
I suppose we could intentionally melt large areas the permafrost to get all that methane to burn before mother nature just wastes it anyway...you know you have to think outside the planet...?
Now for a little prayer....
Dear lord when we have broken this planet we pray that in your infinite wisdom that you will give us another.
The book of Exxon chapter 2 verse 1
Amen.
11:34 AM PT: My earlier diary today is a more serious plea to help those suffering from climate change
http://www.dailykos.com/...
help those starving in East Africa