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Greenland News Archives for August 2009

Aug 27, 2009 | EUobserver.com

Consumer groups mixed on EU switch to new light bulbs

Leading consumer groups have voiced disapproval over the full switch-over to new energy-efficient light bulbs, due to take place across the EU from next week.

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Related Topix: Austria, World News, Arctic Region

Fri Aug 21, 2009

The Independent

Greenlanders lose battle over airbase

Denmark's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that the government's expropriation of the land of a group of native Greenlanders for the expansion of a US air base in the 1950s was legal.

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Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region, Europe, Denmark

Mon Aug 17, 2009

NPR

Reporter's Notebook: Life On A Remote Arctic Fjord

Traveling to report a story on narwhals meant taking three planes and a helicopter to a small, remote town in Greenland that's only about 850 miles from the North Pole.

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Related Topix: Travel, Greenland Travel, World News, Arctic Region

Sat Aug 15, 2009

Deutsche Welle

Climate change already visible on Greenland

Many scientists and governments are talking about what will happen once climate change begins to occur, but on the great island of Greenland global warming isn't just a future problem - it's happening now.

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Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region, Travel, Greenland Travel

Fri Aug 14, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Greenland: A model for self-sufficiency

Greenland: A model for self-sufficiency While Nunavut's capital grapples with social problems and economic uncertainty, their counterparts across the ocean take steps to deal with at-risk youth Anna Mehler Paperny Last updated on Friday, Aug.

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Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region, North America, Canada

Montreal Gazette

Local couple reach Europe in Cessna

Two Vancouverites flying 7,500 kilometres to Europe in a small single-engine plane arrived safely in Scotland on Thursday evening.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, Arctic Region, Iceland, Travel, Iceland Travel, Europe, Faroe Islands

Wed Aug 12, 2009

Boston Globe

The Big Picture: Greenland

After almost 300 years under Danish rule, the island of Greenland has just taken a big step toward sovereignty.

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Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region

Boston Globe

The Big Picture: Greenland

After almost 300 years under Danish rule, the island of Greenland has just taken a big step toward sovereignty.

6 comments

Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region

Tue Aug 11, 2009

Boston Globe

The Big Picture: Greenland

After almost 300 years under Danish rule, the island of Greenland has just taken a big step toward sovereignty.

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Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region

Sun Aug 09, 2009

LiveScience

Why 'Willy' Could Never Be Free

In 1998, with much fanfare, a 20-year-old orca named Keiko took a one-way trip on an Air Force cargo plane from Oregon to Iceland.

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Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region

Fri Aug 07, 2009

Boston Globe

The Big Picture: Greenland

After almost 300 years under Danish rule, the island of Greenland has just taken a big step toward sovereignty.

6 comments

Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region

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