https://lemmy.nowsci.com/comment/4490200
This comment from another post of the same article has some good counter points on why this probably isn’t as bad as it sounds.
While ridiculous, there’s interesting context here.
Greenland has little to no economy
The ice is mined from ice that has already broken away from the glacier, thus not reducing any more than nature has already
Cargo ships bringing frozen food used to leave empty, now that same fuel is used to transport ice back instead of going to waste
The founder has always dreamed of a sustainable economy for Greenland
He is conflicted about how his work to do this in a sustainable way is being taken
The follow up comments are worth reading too.
Yeah not sure what exactly is dystopian about this.
What will this industry look like in 10 years? How about 30? Will other business try to move in when they discover how profitable this industry can be? Will all the capitalists follow the same rules that this guy is following?
There are entire Caribbean islands that no longer have sand beaches because they were trucked away illegally by concrete companies.
