Greenland: Farmers protest against rare earths mining plans
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2021
- As the Greenlandic ice sheet melts, huge deposits of rare earth elements are being uncovered.
These are vital in the production of low-carbon technologies - such as electric cars and wind turbines.
But some farmers - worried about radioactive dust and waste water - are trying to block mining projects.
Al Jazeera’s Nick Clark visited the town of Narsaq in southern Greenland - the site of one proposed mine.
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And they say they want to go green.... heights of hypocrisy
exactly
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Do you realize that the entire point of mining rare earth minerals is to manufacture the technology necessary for green energy? You need permanent magnets for the generators in wind turbines, and you need lithium, cobalt, etc for batteries to store the energy
I hope the locals can keep international corporate mining interests out of their home.
Me too. The people that live there should have the final say on this matter
I hope you like running out of the minerals that make your electronics work because you and they assumed there could be no safe mining operation. Negotiating for better conditions is always an option. The people of Greenland can wait indefinitely for terms they like.
1:45 Of course he says that. He won't need to face the consequences of mining.
And the "bring jobs and business oportunities" is such a cheap argument. They are fine like that, no need to increase urbanitzation and destruction of natural habitats.
Mineral mines are not urbanization...and the mineral deposits buried under ice are not "natural habitats" they are literal deadzones.
Exactly right laura,,I am a miner here in australia and I am 100% against mining in greenland
Dig it from own house
My thoughts to the locals ,I hope you manage to keep the money grabbers out .
the device you used to type out this ignorant sentiment with couldn't have been built without minerals LOL
2:25 that is the issue here. 😢
My land Greenland 🇬🇱
All about the money and the name of quote on quote jobs and opportunities, no limit companies can do to destroy things around us
Why does God allow certain people to get away with doing bad things"?
No one gets away and no one is innocent.
There are no victims.
You will reap what you sow... This is LAW
for everyone that does a good shall reap good.
But he that soeth EVIL shall reap likewise that evil.
Sheep+Goat=Shoat
Goat+Sheep=Geep
Well,,,I am a miner,,but I agree to stop mining in greenland,,,
hello, hopefully those who comment are always healthy? I'm from Indonesia, can anyone help me?
Economy takes precedence over people. It’s about having a balance.
Partly CHINESE OWNED is the ONLY RED FLAG I need to hear!!! 😡. Cause everyone knows that the Chinese “Loves” and “Respect” the environment….🤬🤬🤬
It is not exactly as if the US has treated Greenland better, look up Camp Century and Project Iceworm.
@@enriquelopez6692 my thoughts on it is complex. Given the knowledge they had then and general behaviour it was fine. What is not fine is that Denmark now has to foot the bill; if the US had any honour and integrity, they would pony up and pay.
But they do not, they are but the large schoolyard bully that you are only friends with to be protected from slightly less large schoolyard bullies.
You sound desperate to contain China's rise, huh? :) Fun fact: CO2 emission PER CAPITA of the WEST is much larger than that of China. And China even yet got industrialized like the West.
And then they are wanting independence. It’s easy to say you don’t want mining when much of the economy is a financial gift from another country.
Save Our Planet
Ban fossil fuels
Sounds great. How? Planet seems to be doing just fine from where I am sitting, so I don't even know what you mean.
It’s amazing when someone calls ranching “farming.” It isn’t.
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First
Now the entire community (of sheep herders) becomes sheep
Sheep+Goat=Shoat
Goat+Sheep=Geep
@@liveasifthisisyourlastday2345 humans have got there even - tiger + lion = liger
the stuff has to be mined somewhere, and environmental regulations in greenland will be way better than in china or afghanistan. sorry, but these people are just going to have to move (with full compensation of course). there's enough space in greenland.
Eh no, no there is not, most is ice and rock.
Why don't we start in your backyard? Sounds like you'd be willing to move or deal with the health effects, yes?
The entire Greenland population is 56,000 people... and the place is massive.... These other replies have no idea what they are talking about...
People criticize but at the same time they buy new cell phones at Black Friday every single year.
People just wanna live like kings with only paying a few pennies... That is why this massive mine industry is unstoppable... Because it's people mass consumption that support it.
@@corwinchelway9969 I'm simply just trying to point out OP's sense of entitlement.