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Posted Tue Jan 17 2012: from Inter Press Service: Melting Ice Makes Arctic Access a Hot Commodity http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1326825729 China, Brazil and India want seats on the Arctic Council as global warming creates new opportunities for shipping and resource extraction in the vast Arctic region. There are concerns this is the beginning of a 21st century "scramble for the Arctic", but rather than staking territorial claims, non- Arctic countries want to exert economic and political influence in the region. China already has a research station in Norway's high Arctic and is building an 8,000-tonne icebreaker. [Read more stories about: arctic meltdown, capitalist greed, climate impacts, global warming, holyshit] 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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