more info, but this topic is the oldest (that I’ve found):
Proof on Ice: Southern Greenland Was Once Green; Earth Warmer
Scientific American | July 5, 2007 | David Biello
Posted on 07/05/2007 7:37:15 PM EDT by Islander7
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861455/posts
Fossil DNA Proves Greenland Once Had Lush Forests; Ice Sheet Is Surprisingly Stable
Science Daily | 7-5-2007 | University Of Copenhagen
Posted on 07/05/2007 8:14:09 PM EDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861474/posts
Oldest DNA Ever Recovered Shows Warmer Planet: Report (hundreds of thousands of years ago)
Brietbart.com | Jul 5 03:14 PM US/Eastern | AFP
Posted on 07/05/2007 10:05:39 PM EDT by fight_truth_decay
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861531/posts
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The simplest way to debunk the GW hoax is to ask a GW zealot why is it called “Greenland”?
Sorry, man, I had chili last night.
What else would one expect?
450,000-800,000 years ago, Greenland would have been 900,00-1,600,000 cm closer to the equator.
Or, is it only 1-2 cm/century? Either way, a tenth of a mile, or 11 miles, it is still all difference in the world.
Location, location, location!
DNA reveals a green GreenlandScientists have drilled through two kilometres of ice in southern Greenland and retrieved DNA from the pine forest that once existed there, buzzing with prehistoric insect life. Dated to between 450,000 and 800,000 years old, the DNA is among the oldest ever found... plant fossils dating to 2.4 million years ago have been found in the far northeast of the country. But, surprisingly, the DNA evidence for plant life stops at 450,000 years ago. Researchers say the lack of younger DNA suggests that this portion of the land has been covered by ice ever since -- and that goes against the prevailing view of Greenland's climatic history. During the last interglacial period (130-116 thousand years ago), the climate was 5 °C warmer than it is today, says Eske Willerslev, director of the centre for ancient genetics at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. "Sea levels were 5-6 metres higher, and most scientific models have assumed that the melting of the southern Greenland ice cap was responsible. But our data suggest that this was not the case."
by Louis Buckley
July 5, 2007