Reuters AlertNet - Arctic thaw could open vast oil and gas region

Reuters AlertNet - Arctic thaw could open vast oil and gas region: "An accelerating thaw of the Arctic may open vast regions for oil and gas exploration"

Er, HELLO! the reason for the arctic thaw is because we're already burning too much frickin' oil and gas ass-holes.

Talkabout a snowball effect ... though ironically the concept of a snowball might soon be relegated to the history books!