Global warming is melting Greenland's ice, easing access to rich natural resources like oil and rare earth minerals, but at what cost to the environment and traditional way of life. The face of the country is rapidly changing. In tandem with climate change, the fish stocks that largely supported the population have plummeted, while farming and oil production is on the rise. Some hope it will alleviate the poverty that exists in Greenland, but the dangers are clear. "Unlike Mexico if a spill happened up here, there is no way you could deal with it", points out Greenpeace activist Jon Burgwald. Greenland is now under increasing industry and international pressure to allow drilling. As Premier Kuupik Kleist points out the country is at a crossroads, "You have to fight the battles climate change brings with it".

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