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Toronto Company Lands 30-Year Critical Mineral Permit in Greenland
A Toronto-based company has landed a 30-year permit in Greenland to mine molybdenum, a critical mineral used in solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries as well as aerospace and military manufacturing. Greenland Resources is “backed by the...

Greenland-sized sea ice lost in Antarctica, with no signs of return
Since 2015, Antarctica has lost sea ice equivalent in area to Greenland – and it has not returned, according to new satellite data. This event is now considered one of the most significant global environmental changes of the past decade. Melting...

Man who caused disturbance at local business captured after high-speed chase through NH, Maine
A man wanted in connection with a disturbance at a local business in Hampton, New Hampshire, was arrested early Sunday morning after leading police on a motor vehicle pursuit through several New Hampshire and Maine towns. It all started around...

Politics has destroyed patriotism. We must return to mutual respect.
Are you proud to be an American? Many Americans aren't. Or at least, that's what a new poll from Gallup found. The survey, released June 30 before the Independence Day holiday, found 58% adults in the United States consider themselves "extremely"...
Metal heads, TikTokers, shiny new airports: Greenland, but not as you think you know it
An outdoor wall mural is seen in Nuuk, Greenland, featuring an Inuit woman petting a polar bear.NUUK, Greenland − Musicians Pani and Sebastian Enequist sport once-suppressed Inuit face tattoos, hunt seals for food in remote fjords and honor nature...

Climate Futures: What’s Ahead for Our World Beyond 1.5°C of Warming?
By Claire Asher This two-part Mongabay mini-series examines the current status of the climate emergency, how the global community is likely to respond and what lies ahead for Earth systems and humanity as the planet almost inevitably warms beyond...

A Garden Waiting to Bloom: The Puck-e-She-Tuck Heritage Garden
On June 14, drum beats and sacred songs filled the air, tobacco and cornmeal were sprinkled across the earth, and prayers for global healing were offered in tongues from Mongolia to the banks of the Mississippi River. A drum circle gathered at 21...
As Trump eyes Greenland, Inuit culture finds…
For thousands of years, Greenland's Inuit people survived the world’s harshest conditions while living off whales, seals, polar bears, fish and caribou. Greenland's isolated indigenous culture, long dominated by ruling Denmark, finds itself...

Greenland amps up tourism drive
Tourists on a whale watching boat tour take photos at sea near Nuuk, Greenland, on June 17. The Associated Press NUUK, Greenland — Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We’re waiting for you. “Come visit Greenland,” said Nukartaa...

Trial over free speech on campus, and Trump’s student crackdown, begins
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. But lawyers for the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, who are representing the associations, will argue at trial...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS — July 8
Courtesy Photo Julie Gandulla stands behind the counter of her new store, Rewildings, at 526 W. Chisholm St., Alpena. Her grand opening is Friday and Saturday. ~ Art in the Loft’s “SummerView” exhibit is on display now through Sept. 6 at 109 N....

U.S. Military Annexation of Greenland Is Unlikely: Danish FM Rasmussen
Danish military drills in Greenland, June 2025. x/ @OJoelsen July 4, 2025 Hour: 1:02 pm On Friday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said he does not believe the United States is likely to militarily annex Greenland but acknowledged his...

Antarctica Just Lost a Greenland’s Worth of Ice — And That’s Not the Scariest Part
A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t see coming. Credit: Shutterstock A major shift is unfolding in the waters around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered...

GreenRoc starts 2025 field programme at Amitsoq
The AIM-traded firm said a 35-day public consultation period closed on 27 June, marking a key milestone in the permitting process. It said the Greenland government had approved its fieldwork plans for the year, including the extraction of a 15 to...

Co-op Bank Kenya partners with KTDA to offer tea farmers KSh 1.2b in mobile...
Co-op Bank and Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) partner to empower over 260,000 smallholder tea farmers According to the bank, the farmers will gain instant mobile loans through a new KSh 1.2 billion credit initiative Co-op Bank CEO Gideon...
Greenland eager to welcome tourists
NUUK, Greenland July 2: Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We're waiting for you. "Come visit Greenland," said Nukartaa Andreassen, who works for a water taxi company in the capital city, Nuuk. "Learn about it, learn about us. We...

Trying to parlay football career into US Senate run is a tired play, even with Dooley name
If I wanted a failed football coach as my U.S. senator, I’d move to Alabama. And I’m not moving to Alabama. Seriously, what in Derek Dooley’s resume makes him think his next job ought to be serving Georgia in the U.S. Senate? At age 57, his sole...

Murfreesboro Business Buzz: Bubba’s 33, Smackdab Brewing, Beane Brothers BBQ, White Monkey Market, Bar Rescue, King 7, School of Rock, Neighbors
Bubba’s 33, owned by Texas Roadhouse founder Kent Taylor, has unveiled plans for a new 7,105-square-foot restaurant to be constructed on North Thompson Lane in the parking lot of the former YMCA building. This location is included in the brand’s...
Queen Mary steals the show in red at major political event
Queen Mary has stolen the show in a stunning red dress at a major political event. Mary, 53, and King Frederik, 57, attended a reception marking Denmark's assumption of the Presidency of the European Union (EU) on July 3 at Aarhus City Hall. The...

How the future supply of smart phones rests on a single mine in North Carolina...and why this crater in Devon could one day power Britain's war machine
Take the road north from Plympton in Devon, just outside Plymouth, and after a couple of miles driving past fields and solar panels, you will see what looks like a big, artificial hill rearing up to your right. This mound may not look like much,...