'What stinkin' "Arctic sovereignty"?'
Finally another Canadian journalist gets it (Andre Coyne did a year ago)--a post at Dust my Broom.
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 9:52 a.m.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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2 Comments:
The author of the article, forgets to discuss the fact that due to climate change (melting in the Arctic), the passage will continue to become wider and open longer every year. This could potentially lead to a dramatic environmental impact due to increased International shipping as well as oil drilling in the region. Now is the time to address the dispute over International waters and the UN COnvention on the Law of the Sea. This way Canada will be able to enforce strong environmental regulations and Step One to this is by claiming Arctic Sovereignty and refocusing government efforts to this region.
JRFM
"the fact that due to climate change (melting in the Arctic), the passage will continue to become wider and open longer every year."
John, ya gotta stop swallowing all the Greenpeace codswallop about the ice free arctic by 2030 etc. It is not happening now and it isn't going to happen in any near future, if ever.
Even they realize they went way overboard and have recanted recently - on the BBC no less, because they know they were so obviously wrong and their fund raising credibility is in the line.
Despite all the Scary Stories in the last few years, the summer minimum ice extent has barely changed in the 30+ years we have accurate data - yes it is below the 30+ year average but less than one SD.
Quite normal. And since it appears we are in a nice cooling trend right now - yes despite all the increases in CO2, we should be thinking of policies that produce Ice Breakers & nuclear submarines and an AIr Force and Army that can live and operate in very cold regions - year round, not just visit for the occasional exercise & photo op.
And the passage won't get any wider unless global warming melts the rocks that define the shoreline of the NWP.
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