More dams planned 6. nóvember 2006 15:13 If the proposed plans for damming Þjórsá will go through there will be a net of dams and factories all the way from Kelvin to Landmannalaugar, says Ómar Ragnarsson, journalist and environmentalist. According to him other and more important areas are in danger and environmentalists have to prioritize. If the Alcan Aluminum plant in Straumsvík will be enlarged then three dams will be built in Þjórsá next year which will create lagoons. The preparation has already begun and the farmer at the farm next to Árnes where a dam will be built was informed three weeks ago that he has to leave his land. Iceland Nature Conservation Association has not yet made a statement about the constructions but dissent is growing among locals. Ómar says that environmentalists have a serious task ahead of them since so many places around Reykjavik are in danger of being dammed, such as Brennisteinsfjöll, Innstidalur, Ölkelduháls and Grændalur. News News in English Mest lesið Ætlaði ekki að trúa því að sonurinn hefði sjálfur staðið upp úr bílnum Innlent Grínaðist með Möggu Stínu: „Fyrsta líflátshótunin kom 18 mínútum seinna“ Innlent Fjöldi látinn eftir að verksmiðja sprakk í loft upp Erlent Norðmenn uggandi vegna mögulegra viðbragða Trump Erlent Kourani fluttur á Klepp Innlent Þarf að una áminningu í máli móður í forsjárdeilu Innlent Tókst ekki að sanna að Brim bæri ábyrgð á dauða sonar þeirra Innlent Gengst við því að hafa grandað farþegaþotunni Erlent Nóbelsnefndin hafi valið pólitík fram yfir frið Erlent Beygjuvasarnir stórhættulegir Innlent
If the proposed plans for damming Þjórsá will go through there will be a net of dams and factories all the way from Kelvin to Landmannalaugar, says Ómar Ragnarsson, journalist and environmentalist. According to him other and more important areas are in danger and environmentalists have to prioritize. If the Alcan Aluminum plant in Straumsvík will be enlarged then three dams will be built in Þjórsá next year which will create lagoons. The preparation has already begun and the farmer at the farm next to Árnes where a dam will be built was informed three weeks ago that he has to leave his land. Iceland Nature Conservation Association has not yet made a statement about the constructions but dissent is growing among locals. Ómar says that environmentalists have a serious task ahead of them since so many places around Reykjavik are in danger of being dammed, such as Brennisteinsfjöll, Innstidalur, Ölkelduháls and Grændalur.
News News in English Mest lesið Ætlaði ekki að trúa því að sonurinn hefði sjálfur staðið upp úr bílnum Innlent Grínaðist með Möggu Stínu: „Fyrsta líflátshótunin kom 18 mínútum seinna“ Innlent Fjöldi látinn eftir að verksmiðja sprakk í loft upp Erlent Norðmenn uggandi vegna mögulegra viðbragða Trump Erlent Kourani fluttur á Klepp Innlent Þarf að una áminningu í máli móður í forsjárdeilu Innlent Tókst ekki að sanna að Brim bæri ábyrgð á dauða sonar þeirra Innlent Gengst við því að hafa grandað farþegaþotunni Erlent Nóbelsnefndin hafi valið pólitík fram yfir frið Erlent Beygjuvasarnir stórhættulegir Innlent