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Greenlanders Divided On Arctic Oil, Gas Exploration

by Philip Reeves, NPR
August 17, 2011

The fast-changing world is in cringing on the Arctic. Companies are exploring for minerals and oil and gas reserves. People in Greenland are watching anxiously – wondering what this means for them. There are environmental concerns but hopes that oil revenue would help the economy.

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  • Morning Edition, August 17, 2011
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