Poverty or Global Warming

I wanted to write about poverty today. It is listed as one of my interests in the blog bio. But, after reading this article about global warming I'm too upset to ignore it. I finally understand the resistance to regulating climate change. It isn't about whether global warming is real. It's about the wealth it exposes. This article reveals the wealthiest citizens' greedy glee over the melting icepacks. There's money in them there glaciers. Here's an excerpt from the article:

U.S. Geological Survey estimates the Arctic has as much as 25 percent of the world's undiscovered oil and gas. Moscow reportedly sees the potential of minerals in its slice of the Arctic sector approaching $2 trillion.

And, the opening of shorter shipping lanes is seen as potential for even more wealth:

But some see a lucrative silver lining of riches waiting to be snatched from the deep, and the prospect of timesaving sea lanes that could transform the shipping industry the way the Suez Canal did in the 19th century.

If you will take the time to read the referenced article, you will gain a new perspective. The race is on. The glass is half full!

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