Daily Grist: NORWAY, OIL&GAS & CLIMATE CHANGE

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At 12:26 PM 8/21/07, you wrote:

 

>The Climate Changed and All Norway Got Was Everything

>Norway contemplates far-north drilling, melting ice reveals new islands

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>As climate change alters the landscape of the Arctic, Norwegians are

>having a rough go of it. They face a more hospitable climate, an even

>better financial situation, and more land. " It's very challenging for a

>very wealthy nation, knowing this will be a positive change, " said the

>director of the Norwegian Polar Institute. The oil and gas rich Arctic

>region has already made Norway the world's third-largest natural-gas

>exporter and its fifth-largest oil exporter, and now the Arctic's rapid

>melting could boost output still further by making drilling easier in the

>far north. Earlier this month, Russia touched off a frenzied scramble for

>undersea drilling rights near the North Pole that's also seen Denmark,

>Canada, and the U.S. salivate over underwater geologic potential.

>Meanwhile, Norwegians are torn between opportunity and responsibility. The

>record-low sea ice this summer bestowed yet more gifts on Norway. Emerging

>from the edges of its territory of Svalbard are new islands where glaciers

>used to be. " They haven't been claimed yet, " said one official. Grist

>claims the islands on behalf of all those poor rich people whose summer

>homes will be underwater soon.

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>straight to the source: The Washington Post, Juliet Eilperin, 21 Aug 2007

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>straight to the source: Reuters, Alister Doyle, 20 Aug 2007

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>see also, in Grist: Russia stakes claim to North Pole waters and deep-sea

>oil and gas

 

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