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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/russia-arctic-nuclear-power-stations 

Read the above article people! It is titled 

Russia to build floating Arctic nuclear stations

Environmentalists fear pollution risk as firms try to exploit ocean’s untapped oil and gas reserves.

 

Picture credit to www.guardian.co.uk in above mentioned article. Polar bear!

Interested now? People should really care more for the environment because it really affects us more than you can ever imagine. We’re tied to the Earth and the Earth is tied to us. It’s time to stop making mistakes. I don’t really see why people have such extreme reactions when we talk about environmentalism. No one is telling you to stop watching your television or something, but nuclear power stations in the Arctic is really going overboard.

Here are a few excerpts.

[A prototype floating nuclear power station being constructed at the SevMash shipyard in Severodvinsk is due to be completed next year. Agreement to build a further four was reached between the Russian state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, and the northern Siberian republic of Yakutiya in February.]

[...have developed submarine nuclear-powered drilling rigs that could allow eight wells to be drilled at a time.]

The damage done would be quite phenomenal. I get that people have a lack of oil and fuel now and Russia and so many other corporations and nations hope to tap on these reserves, but I feel we should be focusing more on hybrid and green technology. How long more will these reserves last anyway. There’s just too much damage done already.

["It is highly risky. The risk of a nuclear accident on a floating power plant is increased. The plants' potential impact on the fragile Arctic environment through emissions of radioactivity and heat remains a major concern. If there is an accident, it would be impossible to handle," said Igor Kudrik, a spokesman.]

It’s basically a billion times worse than an oil spill really. And I’m pretty sure it’s gonna literally wipe out most of the deep sea population.

[Last week, ministers from many Arctic countries heard scientists and former US vice-president and Nobel prize winner Al Gore say that the Arctic could be free of ice in the summer within five years, with drastic consequences for the world's climate and human health.]

It may not be exactly five years but it’s gonna be inevitable the way humans’ are continuing on with their exploitation activites.

Please read the article here for a lot more crucial details.

 There are also some information stated in this website of National Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Do read it. It gives a very good summary with the necessary details for people to understand about global warming and ice caps melting.

This particular article argues about polar bears being really endangered though.

Contrast it with the WorldWildlife organisation’s website on polar bear conservation here.

I think the whole issue on polar bear endangerment should be known to most people. I think debating whether they really are being endangered or not (most things are really based on only a bit of evidence and claims anyway) is really just skirting the problem. The main issue still lies in that the climate is changing to rapidly and so is the Earth. If the polar bears are not endangered now, they will be soon when there’s no longer any ice around for them to rest on.

Why do I bother to write about this? Seems like we can’t do much about this issue, right? Not really. You can always petition. Also it’s important that people are aware of such atrocities. Cut down on some electricity. Use more green technology. There are limitless ways to help out… it’s only if you want to or not.

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