Should mining in Greenland follow the U.S.’s example?

Climate change is causing ice to rapidly melt, and that means different things for different parts of the world. The Arctic Chukchi Seacould still fall victim to oil drilling, and in Greenland, there are serious talks about turning the country into a mining frontier, in order to access its many precious metals. With the government there seriously considering a mining industry, environmentalists' reactions are mixed.
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