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Battle for rare earth minerals turns radioactive Greenland has 25pc of the world’s key elements, but fears over uranium has put their mining into the spotlight 17 April 2021 • 3:00pm A quarter of the world’s rare earth materials can be found beneath the southern fjords of Greenland Credit: Getty Overlooking the small fishing town of Narsaq, next to painted houses and slow-moving icebergs, lies one the last great untapped deposits of rare earth materials. About a quarter of the world’s r...

WorldGreenlands left-wing IA party forms new government, vows to block rare-earth mine ReutersNikolaj SkydsgaardJacob Gronholt-pedersen 2 minutes read Greenlands left-wing Inuit Ataqatigiit party (IA), which has pledged to oppose a large rare-earth mining project, announced a new government coalition on Friday, as it reiterated its strong environmental stance and vowed to combat acute social issues. The Arctic island of 56,000 people has gained international attention since former U.S. Presiden...

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By    •  Updated: 12/04/2021 - 18:17 Millions of us take holidays in the European Union each year, with Paris, Milan and Barcelona among the top tourist destinations worldwide. While they are undoubtedly amazing cities, there are some equally dazzling destinations that seem to fly under the radar. As well as the 27 member states of the EU, there are 32 special territories. Some are classed as Outermost Regions, while others are Overseas Countries and Territories, o...

The battle over Greenlands untapped natural resources A fight over Greenlands rich oil, gas and mineral deposits is raging, as global warming melts ice and exposes rich reserves. Now Greenlanders are struggling to balance economic growth and environmental protection. Some in Greenlands fishing communities are relieved a proposed rare earth mineral mine will likely not go ahead Third generation farmer Naasu Lund surveys her land, the silence punctuated only by a fierce wind and the bleating of...

Electoral workers counts ballots in the national general election in Nuuk, Greenland, April 6, 2021. Credit: Share Greenland’s main opposition party, which is against an international mining project involving uranium and other metals on the Arctic island, has emerged as the biggest party after winning more than a third of votes in an early parliamentary election, according to initial results. With all votes counted Wednesday, the left-leaning Community of the People party (Inuit Ataqati...

Members of Greenland’s Inuit Ataqatigiit wave party flags as they celebrate following the exit polls results of the legislative election in Nuuk, on April 6, 2021. The party won with 36.6 per cent of the vote, defeating the ruling Siumut party which received 29.4 per cent.  (Emil Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images) The future of a rare earth mineral extraction project in Greenland is now up in the air, after the left-wing Inuit Ataqatigiit party won Greenland’s election on Tuesd...

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Rare Earth Mine Takes Centre Stage In Greenland Vote By Christian SOLBECK, with Camille BAS-WOHLERT in Copenhagen 04/06/21 AT 8:04 PM Greenland went to the polls Tuesday after an election campaign focused on a disputed mining project in the autonomous Danish territory, as the Arctic island confronts the impact of global warming. Snow fell over the capital Nuuk as voters queued at polling stations, with roughly 40,000 people eligible to vote in the legislative elections. Face masks were hand...

Múte Bourup Egede, chair of Inuit Ataqatigiit, in the capital, Nuuk, on voting day, 6 April. Photograph: Christian Klindt Solbeck/AFP/Getty Images Greenland’s main opposition party, which is against an international mining project involving uranium and other metals on the Arctic island, has emerged as the biggest party after winning more than a third of votes in an early parliamentary election. The left-leaning Community of the People ...