alaskian pipeline

@pudgles (414)
United States
March 3, 2007 7:27pm CST
the alaskian pipeline was built and designed on permafrost. with the global warming, and the thawing of the permafrost, won't this make the pipeline collaspe?
2 responses
@bgerig (1258)
• United States
4 Mar 07
If that is true, I would say yes. But I can't believe the pipeline company didn't think of that or other potential happenings to the pipeline. This is such a big economic driver that I would believe that there are safeguards.
@Mainemom (46)
• United States
4 Mar 07
Probably, i don't know too much on the Alaskan Pipeline myself, as I was young when they put it in and I am ashamed to admit I don't know that much on Globabl Warming either, although it is not a I DON"T CARE issue, it is a I just don't know that much of it, I have watched a documentary on it with AL GORE discussing it and the issues surrounding it and what can and will happen in the future, probably the near future if it keeps going. But probably. The one thing I am concerned with is to the people and the wildlife that is suffering from it. I am also concerned about Maine and Canada and other states that will be affected by the global warming with flooding and such when it does finally happen our children and their future with all this happening. And unfortunately our Country's Leaders and Congress seem to be not doing much about it or for it or worrying of it. And it really should be on the minds of these people and others. I have heard scientists are up in the areas of global warming studying the affects, but I have not heard anything of resolving the affects. Either way, someone needs to take some kind of action on it that can to somehow get it back to the way it was or to somehow slow it down. Good post and I hope you find a more better answer then mine.