As Arctic Melts, Business As Usual

YaleGlobal: The compulsion to use dangerous substances dominates routines at an addict's peril. And such is the case with global dependence on burning fossil fuels, as they irreparably ruin the planet, argues Will Hickey. An example is melting Arctic ice, already changing global weather patterns. Still, governments and oil companies are impatient to head to the Arctic and drill for more fossil fuels. As data pile up on rising seas, raging wildfires and floods, volatile weather of all types, few in government...

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