Are we insensitive or just plain stupid?

Yesterday I saw this piece on a meeting organized which has participation from various countries which have come together to discuss the future of the Arctic Circle.
Well there is nothing spectacular about that as many such conferences happen however what made me pay attention to this News item was when I heard that the conference was organized to decide the claims of countries to the Arctics.
Claim on the Arctics??
Well then I heard even a more incredulous statement - this issue has become critical as the melting ice caps have made the Arctic more accessible and made it feasible to explore the icy wild for oil and natural gas.
I was aghast!
We ignore the melting ice caps, we actually welcome it, so that we can go and do more damage.
Disgusting!