China has no plans or ability to conquer Greenland, analysts say. But it does have wide-ranging ambitions to expand its presence across the Arctic region…
Europe gets ‘green energy’. These Southern towns get dirty air.
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism in underserved communities in the New Orleans area. This story is the first in a three-part series. It almost felt like old times for the friends and family gathered at Robert
A melting Greenland is easier to exploit — but also more perilous
World leaders surely breathed a sigh of relief late this week when President Donald Trump said the United States wouldn’t have to “take” Greenland after all, having been granted permission to establish more military bases instead. Greenland, being mostly covered in ice, might not seem like an obvious target for Trump, other than its relative
Greenland is a global model for Indigenous self-governance. Trump’s demands for the island threaten that.
Aqqaluk Lynge was 19 years old when an American B-52 bomber carrying four thermonuclear weapons as well as conventional bombs crashed off the northwest coast of Greenland, the island where Lynge was born and raised. That was January 1968, and the plane was headed to Thule Air Force Base, a U.S. military installation in Greenland
The Trump EPA ended the ‘green new scam.’ A year later, communities are still paying the price.
The Village of Sauget in St. Clair County, Illinois, was founded in order to be polluted. Incorporated in 1926 by a group of Monsanto Chemical Company executives (and initially named “Monsanto”) it was and is an industry town: with deliberately lax manufacturing and emissions law, it’s played host to companies like ExxonMobil, Clayton Chemical, Gavilon
FDA continues investigation into Salmonella outbreak; declares four others ended
The Food and Drug Administration has closed investigations into four outbreaks and is continuing to search for the cause of another. For an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to Live it Up Super Greens, the FDA has updated its outbreak notice to include information that the product was distributed in Puerto Rico, Guam, the
Greenland Is a Punishment for Europe’s Role in Ukraine
Europeans can expect more of the same until they get with the peace program. The post Greenland Is a Punishment for Europe’s Role in Ukraine appeared first on The American Conservative…
Trump Claims Greenland ‘Framework’ With NATO, Suspends European Tariffs
State of the Union: The president says the deal would give U.S. access to mineral rights and link Greenland to “the Golden Dome.” The post Trump Claims Greenland ‘Framework’ With NATO, Suspends European Tariffs appeared first on The American Conservative…
TAC Right Now: Trump Covets Greenland, Europe Freaks Out
TAC staffers talk to Scott Greer The post TAC Right Now: Trump Covets Greenland, Europe Freaks Out appeared first on The American Conservative…
BTC stays below $90k despite Trump backing off Greenland tariff threats
Key takeaways Bitcoin is up 1% in the last 24 hours but continues to trade below $90k. The performance comes despite Trump’s Davos speech on Wednesday, which ended the imposition of new tariffs on European nations against the US purchase of Greenland. Bitcoin remains below $90k despite improved risk sentiment Bitcoin is currently in the