Greenland's Melting Glaciers Spur Mining

Greenland's Melting Glaciers Spur Mining

17th July 2007

As previously noted, the idea of global warming as a boon rather than a burden has been proffered by those miners who are always searching for the next 'big find'. What the native Innuit make of this is not mentioned in the article below, but it is quite possible that the environmental threats of increased open-pit mining is another reason for them to seek common ground with those island peoples of warmer climes who are suffering the effects of rising sea levels.