Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – In the tenth century, Erik the Red, a Viking from Iceland, was so impressed with the vegetation
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Business (Denmark/Greenland)
Canadian geologist raises questions about controversial Greenland mining project
As residents of five communities in southern Greenland gear up for public hearings about a proposed rare earths mining project
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Greenland adds new incentive to promote domestic tourism as international travel craters
With the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic still impacting Greenland’s tourism industry, the government has announced a new initiative
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Greenland beefs up tourism incentive package
After feedback from the business community, Greenland is beefing up its tourism aid package, established to help the industry still
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Greenland aims to encourage domestic tourism with latest aid package
With the summer tourism season looking grim, Greenland’s government has announced further financial assistance to help travel companies weather the
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New guideline launched for Arctic-specific risk assessment in shipping
A picture of the Arctic Ocean at the 85th parallel north between the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land and
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Blog – Greenland isn’t for sale, but it is for lease
Even if global norms allowed America to buy Greenland, the neat redrawing of national borders and flag-raising that would follow
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Greenland issues new exploration, prospecting licences to Anglo American
Greenland’s Ministry of Mineral Resources and Labour has granted British multinational Anglo American a series of licences in western Greenland.
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Canada’s Supreme Court agrees to hear Arctic seismic testing case opposed by Inuit
Canada’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal against seismic testing in Arctic waters between Canada and Greenland brought
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Green Party calls on Liberal government to stop seismic testing in Davis Strait
The federal government urgently needs to step in and stop planned seismic testing in Davis Strait regardless whether the Supreme
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Blog: Greenland pioneers Arctic tourism & mining
The world’s largest island has risen to the lofty ranks of Lonely Planet’s Top 10 countries to visit in 2016. This past October,
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Faroe Islands cashing in on Russian sanctions
The Faroese economy benefits greatly from its monopoly of the Russian salmon market. The islands’ biggest marine produce company, Bakkafrost, has
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Arctic countries ban fishing around North Pole
Decades ago, fishermen, fishery managers and environmentalists from Alaska and the Soviet Union put aside their nations’ differences to try
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Blog: China – Mining & housing in the Arctic
Last week, I reviewed China’s past year in the Arctic. In its first full year as an Arctic Council observer, a
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Blog: Greenland – barrels of oil and bottles of water
In the past week, there have been two interesting stories about Greenland in the news. The first is in The Economist,entitled, “Greenland
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