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June 4, 2012

Global Warming? Melting Ice Caps? This Just In:

The heaviest polar ice in more than a decade is clinging to the northern coast of Alaska and could postpone the commencement of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic until the beginning of August — a delay of up to two weeks, Shell Alaska officials said Friday. -- L.A. Times

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In 2007, a NASA geek named Jay Zwally predicted that the Arctic would, for all practical purposes, be ice-free by 2012...

Posted by: BillT at June 5, 2012 3:13 AM

Speaking of the Arctic, and drilling, why are we giving 7 strategic, oil rich, Alaskan islands to Russia?

Posted by: mjazz at June 5, 2012 5:55 AM

Putin found Obie's birth certificate.

Posted by: BillT at June 5, 2012 8:06 AM

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