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Excellent article on a top news story.
"Greenland is rich in natural resources – a geologist explains why"
Published: January 8, 2026 7:54am EST:

https://theconversation.com/greenland-is-rich-in-natural-resources-a-geologist-explains-why-273022?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com

Soon, an unfortunate dilemma may need to be addressed. Should Greenland’s increasingly available resource wealth be extracted with gusto, in order to sustain and enhance the energy transition? But doing so will add to the effects of climate change on Greenland and beyond, including despoiling much of its pristine landscape and contributing to rising sea levels that could swamp its coastal settlements.

Currently, all mining and resource extraction activities are heavily regulated by the government of Greenland through comprehensive legal frameworks dating from the 1970s. However, pressures to loosen these controls, and to grant new licences for exploration and exploitation, may increase amid the US’s strong interest in Greenland’s future.

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