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At top of the world, activists says exploiting Arctic is 'utter madness'
2013-04-17 15:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Four young explorers including American actor Ezra Miller have planted a flag on the seabed at the north pole and demanded the region is declared a global sanctuary. The expedition, organized by Greenpeace, saw the flag lowered in a time capsule that contained the signatures of nearly 3 million people who are calling for a ban on exploitation in the region. Climate change is causing record losses of sea ice in the Arctic, which is driving exploration for new oil and gas fields and the increasing...
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