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Greenpeace Nordic Fights to Win the World a Better Future

Saleforce Nonprofit

In 1999, the Greenpeace national offices in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway united to form one regional entity: Greenpeace Nordic. Holding governments and businesses to account means that the organisation has to remain truly financially independent and therefore Greenpeace does not accept corporate or government funding.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

Before becoming pay-to-play, Twitter verification indicated a person was a public or notable figure of some sort — like a politician, celebrity, athlete, journalist or other well-known individual. The app even appears to have deleted its web page explaining the “government-funded media” labels.

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Tesla Just Got Even More Bad News

Futurism

Data from Norway, Denmark and Sweden shows even greater slides and more hits may be incoming, because numbers from the major markets of Germany and the UK aren't in yet for February. Even Tesla investors are getting jitters from Musk's chaotic gutting of the federal government, accusing him of abandoning the carmaker.

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Greenland’s center-right party wins in latest elections as nation calls for a united front against Trump

Fast Company Tech

Both Demokraatit, or the Democrats, and the second-place finisher Naleraq, or Point of Orientation, favor Greenland’s independence from Denmark but differ on the pace of change. A break from Denmark wasn’t on the ballot, but it was on everyone’s mind. . Naleraq came in second with almost 25% of the vote.

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Greenlanders unite against Trump as they seek independence from Denmark

Fast Company Tech

most days and gets to work knitting thick wool sweaters coveted by buyers around the world for their warmth and colorful patterns celebrating Greenland’s traditional Inuit culture. power at a time they are trying to form a government. Greenland, part of Denmark since 1721, has been moving toward independence for decades.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

On the horizon, there is hope for an increased focus on mental health and wellness from organizations, the press and the government; many also celebrated the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, bitcoin’s rise and a new occupant in the White House. No language barriers; Significant support from government, institutions and local business.

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Usha Vance Posted a Video and People Spotted Something Absolutely Wild on a Shelf in the Background

Futurism

Ironically, the topic Vance discussed in her video her forthcoming trip to Greenland, which has been significantly scaled back after officials in Denmark, the self-governing country's colonial power, said that she and her delegation hadn't actually been invited is also salient to climate change matters.

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