Inuits need cash for freezers in warming Arctic

Reuters ^ | Dec.13, 2009

[Free ThinkerNY]

Inuit communities need funds to adapt to climate change in the Arctic, including measures to build communal deep freezers to store game, an Inuit leader said on Friday.

The Inuit, the indigenous people of Greenland, Canada, Alaska and Russia, have traditionally hunted for Arctic species from seal to polar bear, whale to caribou.

The Inuit Circumpolar Council's (ICC) Violet Ford says she sees climate changes "on a daily basis".

Ms Ford, who was born and raised in the Inuit community of Makkovik, says more funds are needed for adaptation and response to climate change in the Arctic.

"That should also be going to the Inuit communities as a response to climate change," she said.

"We need infrastructure. We want community deep freezers if the hunting patterns change so much that we can only go hunting a few times a year."

'Disappearing' culture

ICC chairman James Stotts says his 78-year-old uncle fell through the ice and froze to death at a time of year when the ice normally would be thick and safe.

"Inuits have to find other ways to store their meat. Some of our villages are literally falling into the seas because of erosion," he said.

[rockinqsranch]

Somebody want to run this by Sarah Palin! I’ll believe her.

[bgill]

I want, I want, I want.

I want a new fridge because mine leaks and is 20 years old. Who’s gonna buy me one, whaaaaa!

[manic4organic]

LOL!

[a fool in paradise]

The Inuit, the indigenous people of Greenland, Canada, Alaska and Russia, have traditionally hunted for Arctic species from seal to polar bear...

Wait! Al Gore demands us to stop killing the polar bear. So huntin' is okay? "Somebody had better tell that to the polar bears, guffaw" < /end tennessee hillbilly drawl >

[pburgh01]

You lost Reuters, the climate change thing in Copenhagen, you lefties fellated each other over, punted the ball 6 years down the road. You can stop with the propaganda, let it go.

[a fool in paradise]

"Inuits have to find other ways to store their meat. Some of our villages are literally falling into the seas because of erosion," he said.

Oh Noze!

[highlander_UW]

Ms Ford, who was born and raised in the Inuit community of Makkovik, says more funds are needed for adaptation and response to climate change in the Arctic.

Ms Ford has learned how to play the liberal game. Hit the feeder bar of repeating the meme and get the cash hand out.

[ClearCase_guy]

I suggest they adopt a vegetarian lifestyle and plant mangoes and pineapples.

[billhilly]

Selling ice boxes to Eskimos.

[Andyman]

But if they need freezers because of global warming, won’t the new freezers CAUSE more warming which will in turn require MORE freezers?

[TigersEye]

I guess Ice Road Truckers will be canceled this season. /s

[Truth29]

It is always gimme, gimme, gimme. Follow the money.

[coconutt2000]

They could do what their ancestors did and just pick up and move.

[American Quilter]

I guess Ice Road Truckers will be canceled this season. /s

And the Dutch Harbor crab fisherman will have an easier time during the opilio season. No snow or ice with which to contend.

[ryan71]

Apparently, Gore did not send the Inuits the memo about giving up meat.

[listenhillary]

Solar panels.

[dblshot]

They could do what their ancestors did and just pick up and move.
You mean like cross the land bridge back when it was warm enough to walk over?

[FrankR]

Some people would say and do anything for a free freezer.

But I don't see the need for it...I mean global warming is killing all the polar bears, so they can just put their frozen food outside and no one will bother it...why a freezer?

Global Warming is a HOAX...period.