Word: antartica
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...country develops the right and the means to drill for offshore oil in Antartica, and particularly if they hit pay dirt, it's not just that ecosystem that could be endangered. So could the ban on mining on the Antarctic continent itself, which can be lifted by unanimous agreement at any time. That is highly unlikely, but just a couple of decades ago, so was the prospect that the ice caps would melt. The British claim, and those that are sure to follow, amounts to a long-shot move that enables resorting to a future temptation. For the sake...
...HMNH Travel Program began in 1974 at the Museum of Comparative Zoology with whale-watching expeditions, but now sponsors trips to far-flung destinations like Burma, Scotland and Antartica...
Modest Mouse made big news last year by jumping ship and abandoning their indie roots for major label Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The result of the trio’s defection was The Moon & Antartica, a much more thoughtful, mellowed down version of the band that one thrashed about doin’ the cockroach. Now Modest Mouse is back with Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks, an EP compilation consisting of the four songs from the out-of-print 12” Night on the Sun, along with three new tracks...