{"id":2225,"date":"2012-06-28T18:02:03","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T18:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2012-06-28T18:05:59","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T18:05:59","slug":"the-arctic-the-oil-and-its-effect-on-the-polar-bear-and-the-walrus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/06\/the-arctic-the-oil-and-its-effect-on-the-polar-bear-and-the-walrus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arctic, the oil and its effect on the Polar Bear and the Walrus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Arctic&#8217;s going through<br \/>\nsome contemplation<br \/>\nits vast serene wastes<br \/>\nmelting, the desire<br \/>\nto demonstrate<br \/>\nthe cautious<br \/>\nsounds of silence<br \/>\nand understand the mystery<br \/>\nof fire<br \/>\nsensation is the solitude of<br \/>\nsensing<br \/>\nsomnolent a dormant state<br \/>\nand dire<br \/>\nwallowing on the ice floes<br \/>\nand gathering one&#8217;s self<br \/>\nso as, not to pose<br \/>\ntrue danger on those daily<br \/>\nsojourns<br \/>\nto hunt, to find<br \/>\nsome seals<br \/>\nThe landscape has a wholesome<br \/>\nring<br \/>\napart from man, he is the king<br \/>\na ruler of almost everything<br \/>\nand that is how he feels<br \/>\nhis unique coat<br \/>\nof hollow hairs<br \/>\nreflects the light and somehow shares<br \/>\nthe starkness of the wintry waste<br \/>\nand the blood and fish<br \/>\nhe likes to taste<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the Walrus<br \/>\na massive Seal<br \/>\nwith skin as thick<br \/>\nhe would make a meal<br \/>\nFor the Polar Bear<br \/>\nor the Orca who<br \/>\nHave the armaments to<br \/>\nbite clean through<br \/>\na complexion of the<br \/>\ndarkest brown<br \/>\nwith stiff hard hairs<br \/>\nabout his gown<br \/>\nand enormous tusks<br \/>\nof a good 4 feet<br \/>\nand 600 pounds or so<br \/>\nof meat.<br \/>\nand muscle<br \/>\nand whiskers so sensitized<br \/>\nresponsive almost hypnotized<br \/>\nother species<br \/>\nwho just might feel<br \/>\nthat he would make<br \/>\na good sized meal<\/p>\n<p>The Arctic landscape<br \/>\nnow sees OIL<br \/>\nDerricks,Drills and Danger<br \/>\nRoyal<br \/>\nUgly gantries grip and gain<br \/>\nthe ghastly threat<br \/>\nof spills again<br \/>\na pristine wilderness<br \/>\nso real<br \/>\nsuch a suggestion<br \/>\ncannot conceal<br \/>\nthe cataclysmic nature here<br \/>\nof a gruesome spill<br \/>\nshould it appear<br \/>\nThe Polar Bear and the<br \/>\nWalrus might<br \/>\nImagine somehow<br \/>\nthey can fight<br \/>\ntheir way back<br \/>\nfrom catastrophe<br \/>\nBut they must both dwell<br \/>\non this, constantly<\/p>\n<p>The warships steam through<br \/>\nIcy floes<br \/>\nThe Polar Bears though on<br \/>\ntheir toes<br \/>\ncan be crushed to death<br \/>\nand no one knows<br \/>\nand though some care<br \/>\nthe threat still grows<br \/>\nThe Arctic is a<br \/>\npristine place<br \/>\nShell, and others would<br \/>\nhave to face<br \/>\na tremendous torrent<br \/>\nto test their nerve<br \/>\na colossal crippling<br \/>\ncrushing curve<br \/>\nthat would savage them<br \/>\nfrom end to end<br \/>\nin a place<br \/>\nwhich they could not<br \/>\ndefend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shell Oil is in the Arctic along with others their derricks and drills litter the pristine wilderness already <a href=\"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/06\/the-arctic-the-oil-and-its-effect-on-the-polar-bear-and-the-walrus\/\">Continue reading <span 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