Jill Hussein C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. July 24, 2008. There's oil in the arctic. Now right-wing radio will probably start talking about how great melting ice caps are, as they make it easier to drill.
Javier Sierra, Sierra Club. July 8, 2008. Would more permits for oil drilling benefit U.S. consumers? McCain would like you to think so, but there's more to the story than he's telling.
Robert J. Miller, TomPaine.com. May 7, 2007. Nations are racing to plant flags and claim the "new world" of islands and sea routes that are emerging as Arctic ice melts.