Friday, June 16, 2006

North Pole

Did anyone else catch the fascinating Fresh Air interview about the North Pole? A NY Times reporter Andrew Revkin talked with Terry Gross about his recent trip to the North Pole.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5484338

Apparently there are companies who've bought the rights to certain commerce channels from Russia to Europe. This is for the future when the ice melts enough to allow that passage.

Great.

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