Erosion may send Alaska oil wells into the ocean »

Posted By STONERS 1 year, 11 months ago in Science & Technology

Old Alaskan oil wells could be swallowed by the ocean as rising temperatures speed up erosion of the state's Arctic coastline.

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    STONERS1 year, 11 months ago

    "Coastal erosion has more than doubled along a segment of the Arctic Alaska coast during the past half century," it said, adding the land loss was being magnified by the conversion of freshwater "thermokarst" lakes into saltwater bays as they become inundated with waters from the Arctic Ocean.

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    TOtheMOON1 year, 11 months ago

    Good luck!

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      BronxBomber1 year, 11 months ago

      Can you imagine the cost it would take to make reparations if such a disaster should occur?$$$

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        HannibalBarca1 year, 11 months ago

        I read in a Canadian oil report today that Shell will hopefully begin the deepest off-shore oil well in the world in Alaskan waters soon.

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          agentX1 year, 11 months ago

          So much for Bush's plan to open up the Arctic to more Oil drilling.

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            denden791 year, 11 months ago

            Just one more reason to step up solar and wind power.

            America's reliance on oil (imported or domestic) may be our downfall!

            As for BP & Shell, Mobil-Exxon,I personally DO NOT buy their products(or Volero, Venesala) because the are all greedy, over-paid, and anti-American!

            Let's get back to AMERICAN OIL, and use less, not more! Trade in your SUV for economy's sake. BIG GAS GUZZLERS SUCK!

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            ETproductions1 year, 11 months ago

            Just goes to show we need to drill faster. Maybe burning more of that oil will stop global warming or whatever it is. Sumpin like dat.

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              Charlson1 year, 11 months ago

              Who's footing the bill for all these oil wells that need cleaning and tapping? The government? Oil companies? Us?

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                getreal11 year, 11 months ago

                From the way things look we do not have much choice. May as well make some money for our country and reduce the cost of a lot of things here. Our Government needs to have a business to help make money and I not talking about the politicians getting support.

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                  timada11 months, 1 week ago

                  I’ve just come back from an <a rel="follow" href="http://www.cruisevacationcenter.com/alaska_cruises.htm">Alaska Cruise</a> and I have to admit I saw how the disappearance of sea ice that shields against storm-waves, and of permafrost that holds shorelines together, is eating away at the coast of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. I’ve been there 4 years ago, and I remember how that place was looking totally different.

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