heating up in the arctic
Posted by jfb on May 21st, 2009 | 0 comments
- Russia foresees military conflict over Arctic
- Canada issues Arctic warning
- Really Cold War Looms Over Arctic Oil
“The year is 2020, and, from the Middle East to Nigeria, the world is convulsed by a series of conflicts over dwindling energy supplies. The last untapped reserves of oil and gas lie in the most extreme environment on the planet — the North Pole — where an estimated bonanza of 100 billion barrels are buried deep beneath the Arctic seabed. The ownership of this hostile no-man’s-land is contested by Russia, Denmark, Norway, the U.S and Canada. And, in an increasingly desperate battle for resources, each begins to back up its claim with force.”
