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TexasTowelie

(116,780 posts)
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 10:49 PM Mar 2024

You won't believe what Norway just found! - Hindsight



Norway is already one of the richest countries in the world, but they will be much richer. On top of their vast offshore oil reserves, they now found out to have a massive deposit of phosphate. This will instantly make them the world leader of this precious mineral which is used to create fertilizer, batteries, and electric cars.

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You won't believe what Norway just found! - Hindsight (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2024 OP
Norwegians are the nicest people anywhere. Happy for them. Nt spooky3 Mar 2024 #1
Back in the 1970s, the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru..... lastlib Mar 2024 #2
Interesting. Ocelot II Mar 2024 #3
I think I still have relatives (distant) in Trondheim.... bahboo Mar 2024 #4
Norwegians also have a great sense of humor! SunSeeker Mar 2024 #5
LOL! Nt spooky3 Mar 2024 #6

lastlib

(24,907 posts)
2. Back in the 1970s, the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru.....
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 11:07 PM
Mar 2024

...became the world's wealthiest nation per capita, because of its phosphate resources. Overmining and resulting environmental damage has nearly ruined the island, and the mineral resources have been largely depleted.
Norway would do well to heed its example. (I think they're wise enough to do so.)

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