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[–] MuhammadJesusGaySex@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I bet there is oil in the Arctic, and OP is actually the US government. This is our future sheeple!!! Wake up!!!

[–] odium@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, there is oil in Alaska. Lots of it.

[–] PickTheStick@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 year ago

Shoot, one of Alaska's biggest northern settlements, if not the biggest, is an oil work camp. Look up Deadhorse / Prudhoe Bay. The road up there is totally worth taking if you're into birdwatching or really rugged roughing it.

[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

That canal rips through the heart of the NWT, a hotbed of uranium, gold and diamond mining.

And gets close to the northern end of the tar sands.