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Wednesday October 12, 2005 11:43 by saving iceland
direct action against massive dam building program in iceland HELP! NATURE UNDER ATTACK!STOP THEM KILLING ICELAND! The Icelandic highlands are the last great expanse of true wilderness left in Western Europe. Now the country’s hydro-electric potential has been targeted by multinational corporations, who intend to establish large scale heavy industry in these hitherto pristine hinterlands. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4And for what? For the manufacture of fizzy drinks cans, for example? One thing we can all do is stop purchsing anything inessential that is made from aluminium. Dont buy fizzy drinks - you dont need em anyway, they're bad for ya. They are mostly what's made from aluminium the production of which is one of the most filty and energy voracious processes we have.
Here is where you can read what the industry has to say about itself and its activities:
http://www.world-aluminium.org/production/smelting/
Here is what they have to say about a proposed plant in in Malaysia:
'A major environmental and health problem associated with aluminium plants is the impact of fluoride emissions. At high levels, fluoride can cause several long-term health effects both to wildlife and humans, including severe skeletal flourosis, where fluoride causes irregular bone deposits to form, which can lead to severe pain in joints and eventual disability.
Fluoride also affects vegetation. In Norway, fluoride emissions from an aluminium smelter killed pine trees up to 13 km from the smelter in each direction up and down the river valley. All pine trees within 6km of the smelter were also killed.'
And excellent analysis of the project from Iceland itself:
http://www.mindfully.org/Water/2004/Karahnjukar-Hydroelectric-Dam1jan04.htm
Send your protests and ask you friends to do it too.
Not clear what the Cork contacts refer to, can you clarify please?
oh yes, here we are [{(halfway down the page)}]
"Addresses for Mott Mcdonald in Ireland.
They are involved in the construction of the dam."
Eh, that would be the Cork offices and adresses there. Great invite. Iceland. mmmmmm:-)
lets save Iceland!
The cork address is an address of mott mcdonald who are a large civil engineering firm who are involved with the construction of the present dam. The are more then likely to be involved with the other 9 dams which are due to be built.