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 Fjölskylda flugmanns Icelandair vill að lögregla rannsaki andlát hans Innlent Kona réðst að sjö ára dreng við Smáraskóla Innlent Eiginmaður íslenskrar konu lét sig hverfa rétt eftir brúðkaupið Innlent Hafa „góða hugmynd“ hvar og hvenær stúlkunni var ráðinn bani Innlent „Það er ódýrast og best og fljótlegast að kála þessum dýrum“ Innlent Sýndi lögreglu löngutöng og var ekinn út af Innlent Skerjafjarðarskáldið krefst afsökunarbeiðni – annars fer það í mál Innlent „Ég hefði bara sagt af mér á staðnum“ Innlent Fundu lík karlmanns í Reynisfjalli Innlent Fjórir í bílnum en enginn við stýrið 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 Fjölskylda flugmanns Icelandair vill að lögregla rannsaki andlát hans Innlent Kona réðst að sjö ára dreng við Smáraskóla Innlent Eiginmaður íslenskrar konu lét sig hverfa rétt eftir brúðkaupið Innlent Hafa „góða hugmynd“ hvar og hvenær stúlkunni var ráðinn bani Innlent „Það er ódýrast og best og fljótlegast að kála þessum dýrum“ Innlent Sýndi lögreglu löngutöng og var ekinn út af Innlent Skerjafjarðarskáldið krefst afsökunarbeiðni – annars fer það í mál Innlent „Ég hefði bara sagt af mér á staðnum“ Innlent Fundu lík karlmanns í Reynisfjalli Innlent Fjórir í bílnum en enginn við stýrið Innlent