Monday, January 15, 2018

Denmark is cleaning up US pollution in Greenland

Denmark is cleaning up the United State's mess - literally. Half a century ago, the US abandoned several military bases in Greenland, leaving behind toxic pollution. Now, the Danish government announced that it will foot the bill to clean it up, to the tune of $30 million dollars. After World War II, the US didn't need it's Greenland military bases, so it abandoned them without cleaning them up. Since then, Greenland has petitioned Denmark, which controlled the island as a colony during...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/denmark-is-cleaning-up-us-pollution-in-greenland
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