Conspiracy?

Most people with functioning brains realize that fossil fuel emissions are the primary cause of global warming. That the Arctic sea ice would suffer melting and breakup due to this seems to be a fait accompli. Consider the following article:

Greenwire, 26 January 2007 - Melting ice in the Arctic Ocean could spell a new era of oil and natural gas exploration in the region, according to experts meeting this week in Norway to discuss Arctic challenges.

The Arctic region contains a quarter of the world's remaining oil reserves, experts estimate. It also contains massive natural gas fields in the Barents Sea, including Russia's huge Shtokman field. "By 2040 or 2050, the Arctic Ocean will be navigable and that will mean significant developments very soon," said ArcticNet research group head Martin Fortier....

After reading that article, a quite mendacious thought occurred to me: What if big oil – in collusion with elements of the American government and other foreign government extremists is engaged in a deliberate campaign of global warming denial in order to accelerate the trend? The pot at the end of their rainbow would be vast Arctic exploration and profit capability.

They couldn't be that evil – could they?

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