Arctic island

Aerial view of the town of Narsaq in southern Greenland, located 5 km (3.106 miles) from the site of a rare earths mine planned by Australian-listed company Greenland Minerals, which some residents have opposed over environmental concerns, in this undated September 2020 handout photo. Greenland Minerals Ltd/Handout via REUTERS
Analysis

Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse

The metals are abundant globally, but processing them is difficult and dirty - so much so that the United States surrendered that position to China about 20 years ago

The Greenland ice sheet in august. The massive ice sheet that covers 80 percent of Greenland is melting with rivers and lakes crisscrossing its surface/Foreign Policy
Analysis

Greenland is the center of the world