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pscot

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4. this Shell oil drilling rig and another just like it, is headed for that stretch of Alaska coastline

Reply to peacebird (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 07:38 PM

Jul 2015

that's melting out in the images above. It looks like that entire zone between the 70th and 80th parallels will soon be ice free, if it isn't already. A 28 ship flotilla is up there now building the infrastructure to support these rigs.

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Arctic Sea Ice Collapse Threatens [View all] pscot Jul 2015 OP

Wow!!!! newfie11 Jul 2015 #1

Kick for NRL! Sad for the planet... peacebird Jul 2015 #2

this Shell oil drilling rig and another just like it, is headed for that stretch of Alaska coastline pscot Jul 2015 #4

A while ago there was an article posted about correlation between mindwalker_i Jul 2015 #3

I wouldn't worry too much about an ice age pscot Jul 2015 #5

Definitely, but it would be cool mindwalker_i Jul 2015 #7

It's always something. pscot Jul 2015 #9

Oh honey- ruffburr Jul 2015 #6

we don't want to trouble our beautiful minds pscot Jul 2015 #8

! Ghost Dog Jul 2015 #12

You're absolutely right about the need for outrage pscot Jul 2015 #11

Well, the corporate owned media isn't supposed to talk about that, nor are PatrickforO Jul 2015 #14

Have no fear! "A Person In A Garage Somewhere" is on the job! hatrack Jul 2015 #10

The development team better adjust to the new timetable pscot Jul 2015 #13