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 Tuttugu þingmenn mættu ekki á þingfund Innlent Vilja að nemendur borgi allt að 180 þúsund til að skrá sig Innlent Kerecis bjargaði lífi skallaarnar í tæka tíð fyrir fjórða júlí Innlent Búið að boða til nýs fundar Innlent Sex fluttir á sjúkrahús eftir umferðarslys í Hörgársveit Innlent Tuttugu og fimm stúlkna saknað úr sumarbúðum vegna flóða Erlent Þriggja leitað vegna stunguárásar í miðbænum Innlent Lítill munur á bitum bitmýs og lúsmýs Innlent Lögregla hleypti manni inn sem hafði læst sig úti Innlent Mótorhjólakappi fluttur á sjúkrahús eftir að hafa fipast við akstur 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 Tuttugu þingmenn mættu ekki á þingfund Innlent Vilja að nemendur borgi allt að 180 þúsund til að skrá sig Innlent Kerecis bjargaði lífi skallaarnar í tæka tíð fyrir fjórða júlí Innlent Búið að boða til nýs fundar Innlent Sex fluttir á sjúkrahús eftir umferðarslys í Hörgársveit Innlent Tuttugu og fimm stúlkna saknað úr sumarbúðum vegna flóða Erlent Þriggja leitað vegna stunguárásar í miðbænum Innlent Lítill munur á bitum bitmýs og lúsmýs Innlent Lögregla hleypti manni inn sem hafði læst sig úti Innlent Mótorhjólakappi fluttur á sjúkrahús eftir að hafa fipast við akstur Innlent