Billionaires are funding a massive treasure hunt in Greenland as ice vanishes
August 14, 2022
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Nuussuaq, Greenland (CNN) Some of the world’s richest men are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland.
The climate crisis is melting Greenland down at an unprecedented rate, which — in a twist of irony — is creating an opportunity for investors and mining companies who are searching for a trove of critical minerals capable of powering the green energy transition.
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