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The battle over Greenland s untapped natural resources
A fight over Greenland s 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 Greenland s 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 grazing sheep. Her farm located near the town of Narsaq in southern Greenland is located just 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) from a proposed uranium and rare earth elements mine.