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Posted Thu Jan 27 2011: from Reuters: Arctic short-cut shipping to leap in 2011 -Russia http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1296096886 Russia predicted on Tuesday a surge in voyages on an Arctic short-cut sea route in 2011 as a thaw linked to climate change opens the region even more to shipping and oil and mining companies. High metals and oil prices, linked to rising demand from China and other emerging economies, is helping to spur interest in the Arctic and the route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as an alternative to travelling via the Suez canal. [Read more stories about: arctic meltdown, anthropogenic change, capitalist greed, carbon emissions, climate impacts, death spiral, economic myopia, global warming, habitat loss, holyshit, short-term thinking] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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