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I don't think you understand how significant the move is to them in sacrifice. The untapped reserves are likely worth factors of ten more than their yearly aid
by emptysongglass 5y ago
I don't think you understand how significant the move is to them in sacrifice.
The untapped reserves are likely worth factors of ten more than their yearly aid from Denmark. They could have used whatever they found to force the issue of independence they've insisted, year by year, they want from the Kingdom. Imagine using that wealth to build out a Norway-in-miniature.
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- baud147258 5y agothe reserve are suspected, nothing had been actually found, so they're sacrificing nothing.
- emptysongglass 5y agoThe very first citation in Wikipedia's Petroleum explorations in the Arctic page [1] states that, "Greenland is believed by some geologists to have some of the world's largest remaining oil resources." It goes on to cite a US Geological Survey that found its waters could contain up to 110 million barrels of oil. So yes, I believe that qualifies as a huge self-sacrifice. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_exploration_in_the_Arctic#Greenland https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_exploration_in_the...
- kzrdude 5y agoThe pressure from the rest of the world will come, so it will be interesting decades ahead.