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 Ótrúlegur árekstur: „Ég sá bara dekk og púströr“ Innlent Fráfarandi starfsmaður Sólheima: „Eins og ég sé að sleppa frá einangruðu einræðisríki“ Innlent Nennti ekki að tala við „atvinnubetlara“ og sagði henni að fokka sér Innlent Vildi kynnast Kristjáni en var ítrekað sagt að „fokka sér“ Innlent Trump-liðar heita hefndum Erlent Reikna með gosi í lok mánaðar Innlent Fara fram á dauðarefsingu yfir Robinson Erlent Yfirlæknir gagnrýnir auglýsingu gegn lyfi við RS-veiru Innlent Skýrt að Ísland sé ekki griðastaður stríðsglæpamanna Innlent Ríkið situr á þúsundum hektara af framræstu votlendi 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 Ótrúlegur árekstur: „Ég sá bara dekk og púströr“ Innlent Fráfarandi starfsmaður Sólheima: „Eins og ég sé að sleppa frá einangruðu einræðisríki“ Innlent Nennti ekki að tala við „atvinnubetlara“ og sagði henni að fokka sér Innlent Vildi kynnast Kristjáni en var ítrekað sagt að „fokka sér“ Innlent Trump-liðar heita hefndum Erlent Reikna með gosi í lok mánaðar Innlent Fara fram á dauðarefsingu yfir Robinson Erlent Yfirlæknir gagnrýnir auglýsingu gegn lyfi við RS-veiru Innlent Skýrt að Ísland sé ekki griðastaður stríðsglæpamanna Innlent Ríkið situr á þúsundum hektara af framræstu votlendi Innlent