Trump-linked firm brings unpermitted drilling equipment to Greenland

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Greenland has issued a strong warning to a US oil company that maybe has ties to Donald Trump after it brought drilling equipment ashore without approval. The Texas-based firm, Greenland Energy, landed machinery on the eastern coast last month for exploratory drilling but failed to coordinate with local authorities as required. The company, founded last year and whose chief executive reportedly has privileged access to Trump’s inner circle, has announced plans to spend $60 million on exploration. Complicating delicate trilateral negotiations  Lukas Wahden, an associate fellow at George Washington University, told France 24 that even though trilateral talks between Washington, Copenhagen…

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Guga hunt refusal recommendation brings reprieve to gannets

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It looks like the 2026 guga hunt won’t be going ahead. The board of NatureScot will officially rule on the guga hunt licence application on 3 August. But a report from the agency’s scientific advisors has recommended refusal. The advisors examined three options: Granting the full licence for the killing of 2,000 gannet chicks (guga). Granting a licence for a smaller bag of 500 guga. Refusing the licence. They recommended the third option. The advisors said this was due to the impact on the overall gannet population in the Special Protection Area of North Rona and Sula Sgeir. Sula Sgeir is…

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‘After the Whales Spoke’ brings COVID-conscious theater to Western Massachusetts

A mask-required reading of After the Whales Spoke, a new play written and directed by Molly Brennan, will be performed Saturday 6 June 2026, from 7 to 9 p.m. at The LAVA Center in Greenfield, Massachusetts, as part of LAVA’s fourth annual On the Boards New Play Fest. The story is described as follows: Street medics have found a solution to the problem of anti-abortion, anti-trans legislators in a post-plague world where some people received instructions from whales. The reading will star Ash Richardson-White, Foster Finch Schrader, Birdy Elliot, Drum Fernandez, Asa Rowan, Soe Noire and Nancy Brennan. It will be…

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