Arctic Oil 2008
2008July24: The region north of the Arctic Circle has about a third of the world’s remaining uncharted gas and a fifth of the remaining oil, according to the US Geological Survey (NY Times, 2008).
Reference: New York Times. 2008. http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/arctic-gas-and-oil-bonanza-but-no-energy-fix/
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