Early Wednesday morning the Icelandic embassy in Copenhagen was attacked. A security camera was disabled with spray paint, the Icelandic coat of arms was defaced in the same way, green paint was splashed on the front of the house and on the front door, in large letters: “Green energy – pure lies” and “Nature Killers” was sprayed, among other things.
A statement published on IndyMedia.dk claims that despite the Icelandic government’s boast of its prowess in the production of “green” energy, there is actually no such thing as green energy – especially if it is then used for heavy industry.
“”Green” energy production is just as destructive to our environment as other energy production; the effects are just better hidden. The earth’s ecosystems are suffering because of mankind’s actions, this must end,” the statement reads.
The act of vandalism was carried out in the name of anti-capitalism; as a backlash to “false” claims of green energy and green industry when, the statement argues, no real changes are actually planned.
The campaigners conclude:
“Icelanders beware – your misdeeds will not go unpunished!”
The campaigners conclude:
“Icelanders beware – your misdeeds will not go unpunished!”
Well, I guess they can just stack that punishment on top of the other punishment for the financial dealings.
lol fools. This is what happens when “green” village people gets heard once a year, when politicians talks about the enviroment. How about they actually contributed with something, instead of destoying things?. They clearly dont have a freaking clue about anything.
so would anyone label such green folk as nihilists and/or misanthropists ?
Honestly, our world is already doomed -it’s a fact- likely a terminally ill, we may only extend its poor life :(
Trust fund brats.
I agree with them, it is much better to do the heavy industry with coals.
I dont get this, everyone is so keen on going green, and when that does happen they find fault with that too? whats gotten into this world? people need to stop creating unwanted problems for no reason..
Agreed, people should really stop finding fault with everything, its probably the easiest thing too do eh? complain? well why dont they just try doing something for a change? i mean seriously..
I agree totally, its really demeaning when people dont know what they are talking about.. Green should be made public instead of being harassed..True it can be the biggest nag in the world, but people need to realize that without the go green people around we might not have a future!
After last autumn’s economical collapse, the discussion about environmental issues changed rapidly. Politicians who before spoke with full force against further energy- and heavy industry projects have now completely turned around, with the premises that environmentalism is prosperity politics. The head of the Left Green party recently called the party’s environmental policy puritanical and said that it does not apply in times of economical depression. The last fortress must then be fallen – at least amongst those who believe in reforms inside the representative democrac
Recent studies about the economical impacts of heavy industry and the benefits of energy realization to aluminium smelters, give the ideas that all the propaganda about the benefits of the Kárahnjúkar Dam were built on nothing. In a report about the economical impacts of heavy industry, economist Indriði H. Þorláksson says: “The country’s primary benefits of the operations of heavy industry plants owned by foreign parties, are the taxes they pay. It is supposed that the tax payments of an avarage aluminium smelter is around 1,2 billion ISK per year. That is only about 0,1% of the national production.” And a new report made by four economists by the request of the minister of finance, says that the selling of energy to heavy industry is simply not economically beneficial.
Honestly I don’t see the point here. Why would anyone not to mention Environmentalist go against Icelandic green energy? I find it ridiculous. People can be really off at times. This is one neat example if you ask me. They need to stop creating unwanted problems.
I actually didn’t believe this when one of my friends told me about it. But it’s really ridiculous. People need to think much clearly to benefit the world and not them selves.
Geologists point out that it is highly likely that the immense weight of water in the reservoir will create further fissures in the unstable geological crust and, as a consequence, will never be able to hold enough water to make the dam operational and endanger the safety of the local communities.
Many of the aluminium adherents in Iceland have restorted to the theory of demand and supply, as an argument for continued and increased aluminium production: while people still buy aluminium, it has to be produced. The theory fits completely to the consumer society we live in, but its premise is that the demand is real and natural, but not made up. The consumer society is built on made-up “needs”, which people are taught to ask for. Capitalism’s constant production and the paralell aggressiveness towards the earth, would not add up if it would not be for these false needs. Therefor, it is absoloutly inevitable that environmentalists’ idealolgy bases on opposition to capitalism’s over-production and over-consumption.
That price of the KWh is bound to the price of each ton of aluminium, a 0.00000001% of the selling price. That means that while the price of aluminum was 1400$ a ton, Norðurál was paying 1,4 cents per KWh, making it the cheapest in Europe and leaving Landsvirkjun’s profit from the energy they sell to them dependant on the unstable aluminum price.
This price also means that Norðurál is paying a fourth of what aluminum companies in Europe are paying for their energy and on top of that, only a meager fifth of what the local population has to pay for their private energy usage.
Iceland’s economy, which until recently relied largely on fishing, has diversified in recent years, with rapid growth in tourism, manufacturing and financial services. And like the Blue Lagoon, much of the growth has been a happy byproduct of Iceland’s decades-long strategy of tapping sources of renewable energy. Mindful of climate change and the need to limit emissions, many U.S. states have set goals of obtaining 10 or 15 percent of their energy from renewables at some point in the distant future, and the European Union has pledged to reach 20 percent by 2020. But Iceland is already at about 80 percent
“That price of the KWh is bound to the price of each ton of aluminium, a 0.00000001% of the selling price. That means that while the price of aluminum was 1400$ a ton, Norðurál was paying 1,4 cents per KWh, making it the cheapest in Europe and leaving Landsvirkjun’s profit from the energy they sell to them dependant on the unstable aluminum price.
This price also means that Norðurál is paying a fourth of what aluminum companies in Europe are paying for their energy and on top of that, only a meager fifth of what the local population has to pay for their private energy usage.”
It takes “14.5 kWh electric power for the production of one kilogram aluminium.” http://www.hydro.com/en/Our-commitment/Environment/Global-warming/
Keep in mind that nobody makes Aluminium using the full price of electricity, plants are placed where there is cheap electricity such as a hydro-electric source, as in Scotland.
The issues are closely interrelated, and so their solutions must be integrated. Measures to improve energy efficiency are vital to efforts to address the current crisis as a more efficient use of existing energy supplies will at the same time make EU less dependent on energy imports and reduce the effect of our energy use on the climate. Moreover, such measures make sense in a time of economic and financial difficulties.
Despite the heavy emphasis on traditional environmental activist concerns (mining, grazing, nuclear energy, etc.), many of the items on the “Green Scissors” hit list are worthy of elimination. No die-hard fiscal conservative should support irrigation subsidies, pork barrel water projects, or programs that underwrite corporate research and development. Farmers and ranchers may need to control predators and pests, but there is no reason for federal taxpayers to pick up the $10 million annual tab. If technologies to reduce coal emissions are viable, the coal industry can develop them on their own without an additional $253 million from the federal government — let alone the $2 billion authorized by the House energy bill.
Nobody can afford to allow the divine Icelandic dragon of flowers and ice to be devastated by corporate greed!
Well with the volcano problems i think the whole green energy thing would be totally neglected now, iceland really is in a vulnerable situation now, hopefully it should all be alright soon.
Politicians who before spoke with full force against further energy- and heavy industry projects have now completely turned around, with the premises that environmentalism is prosperity politics. The head of the Left Green party recently called the party’s environmental policy puritanical and said that it does not apply in times of economical depression.
Mindful of climate change and the need to limit emissions, many U.S. states have set goals of obtaining 10 or 15 percent of their energy from renewables at some point in the distant future, and the European Union has pledged to reach 20 percent by 2020. But Iceland is already at about 80 percent