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Reykjavk sees tonight Björk play a sold out concert, which highlights the destruction of Icelandic nature. She is not alone at the concert as Sigur Rs, Damon Albarn, Ego, Mugison, mm, Hjlmar, Ghostigital, Rass, Ham, Magga Stna and many more take to the stage to protest. The concert is well sold out, and the mood is exciting in Reykjavk.
The Concert will be available next week, for webviewing, but until then we have an active photoblog from the concert site www.damnation.tv which should carry photos from the event.
In south Iceland, Thjorsarver, an area that is fit for the Unesco World Heritage list and is the most valuable nesting grounds for pink-footed geese, is in danger. Langisjor, a favorite lake with nature photographers, said to be the bluest lake on earth, is on the National Power Company's hit list.
In north and northwest Iceland, the river Skjalfandafljot and the Great Rivers of Skagafjordur, the most exciting rivers for rafting in Europe, are endangered.
Glacial water's silt feeds the ocean but once it is dammed it will only cause land erosion, mud-filled reservoirs and valleys, diverted rivers and air pollution, all for the sake of smelting a few thousand tonnes of aluminum.
Large sums of money are at stake, not money for the future but for a government seeking a financial boost, a high for the economy. We have seen manipulation, corruption, violation of democratic procedures, and even threats to those that dare oppose. We have seen propaganda, boycotts of scientific research and violations of labour laws by a contractor known for corruption. Aluminum companies line up for the cheap energy the government has put on sale.
Nature is under massive attack here in Iceland. However it is not too late to stop this. Please look for more information in the following links.
this.is/nature is the organisers information site
www.inca.is/show/
www.inca.is
www.natturuverndarsamtok.is/
www.savingiceland.org/
www.natturuvaktin.com/english.htm
www.landvernd.is/
this.is/augnablik/pix/undraverold_joklu/index.html
Susan De Muth: Power Driven - article from The Guardian 29/11/03
The Concert will be available next week, for webviewing, but until then we have an active photoblog from the concert site www.damnation.tv which should carry photos from the event.
In south Iceland, Thjorsarver, an area that is fit for the Unesco World Heritage list and is the most valuable nesting grounds for pink-footed geese, is in danger. Langisjor, a favorite lake with nature photographers, said to be the bluest lake on earth, is on the National Power Company's hit list.
In north and northwest Iceland, the river Skjalfandafljot and the Great Rivers of Skagafjordur, the most exciting rivers for rafting in Europe, are endangered.
Glacial water's silt feeds the ocean but once it is dammed it will only cause land erosion, mud-filled reservoirs and valleys, diverted rivers and air pollution, all for the sake of smelting a few thousand tonnes of aluminum.
Large sums of money are at stake, not money for the future but for a government seeking a financial boost, a high for the economy. We have seen manipulation, corruption, violation of democratic procedures, and even threats to those that dare oppose. We have seen propaganda, boycotts of scientific research and violations of labour laws by a contractor known for corruption. Aluminum companies line up for the cheap energy the government has put on sale.
Nature is under massive attack here in Iceland. However it is not too late to stop this. Please look for more information in the following links.
this.is/nature is the organisers information site
www.inca.is/show/
www.inca.is
www.natturuverndarsamtok.is/
www.savingiceland.org/
www.natturuvaktin.com/english.htm
www.landvernd.is/
this.is/augnablik/pix/undraverold_joklu/index.html
Susan De Muth: Power Driven - article from The Guardian 29/11/03
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