This was posted today in the Contra Costa Times business section (www.contracostatimes.com/news/...2576):
"San Ramon-based Chevron Corp., along with Exxon-Mobil Corp. and Denmark's Dong Energy A//S, were selected to explore for oil off Greenland's western coast as global warming melts ice banks in the Arctic.
The island's Joint Committee on Mineral Resources recommended that Exxon, Chevron, Dong and Nunaoil together be awarded an oil exploration and production license for offshore block 4, according to a statement from Greenland. The recommendation must be approved by authorities in Greenland and Denmark, which helps govern the island.
The world's largest island, home to about 56,000 people, wants to strengthen an economy based on fishing with income from oil and gas production. Higher temperatures have dissolved ice sheets covering some of the island's surrounding waters, making the area more accessible for oil drilling."
Not that its any surprise. But, clearly....the prospects of new oil and gas exploration opportunities provides a disincentive for Chevron to limit its carbon footprint and begin to look at supporting alternatives.
"San Ramon-based Chevron Corp., along with Exxon-Mobil Corp. and Denmark's Dong Energy A//S, were selected to explore for oil off Greenland's western coast as global warming melts ice banks in the Arctic.
The island's Joint Committee on Mineral Resources recommended that Exxon, Chevron, Dong and Nunaoil together be awarded an oil exploration and production license for offshore block 4, according to a statement from Greenland. The recommendation must be approved by authorities in Greenland and Denmark, which helps govern the island.
The world's largest island, home to about 56,000 people, wants to strengthen an economy based on fishing with income from oil and gas production. Higher temperatures have dissolved ice sheets covering some of the island's surrounding waters, making the area more accessible for oil drilling."
Not that its any surprise. But, clearly....the prospects of new oil and gas exploration opportunities provides a disincentive for Chevron to limit its carbon footprint and begin to look at supporting alternatives.
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Re: The Benefits of Global Warming
Wed, September 12, 2007 - 8:28 PMOh Yeah, GW is juuuust great.
I mean, the extinction of innumberable species all over the world.
The drying of the amazon. The loss of coastal lands to flooding.
Mass death in the ocean due to the change in pH.
Not to mention the heat.
Oh Yeah, man, I'm really lookin' forward to it. -
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Re: The Benefits of Global Warming
Thu, September 13, 2007 - 9:29 AMAs long as our Post-Apocalyptic future has Tina Turner in it, then we are fine!
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Re: The Benefits of Global Warming
Thu, October 25, 2007 - 8:48 PMYou also forgot the two big ones that really apply to humans: Disruption of the food chain/agriculture and decrease in available fresh water as rising sea water invades aquifers.
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