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Helter smelter
Björk, Sigur Rós protest Icelandic aluminum plant in concert |
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11 Jul 2008 |
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| Grist video producer Jennifer Prediger visited Iceland recently, attending an environmental protest concert featuring Björk and Sigur Rós. Here's her report, in words and video. In Iceland, the battle between power companies and conservationists is heating up. As the aluminum industry's plans to build dams and smelters move full steam ahead, Icelanders could well become the number one emitters of carbon dioxide per capita in the world. This possibility, in a land whose geot ... |
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| Topics: energy, grassroots activism, greenhouse-gas emissions, Iceland, music, video (all these topics) |
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