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  • Iceland’s Environmental Paradox

    Iceland’s Environmental Paradox

    The average tourist is primed to think of Iceland as the greenest nation on earth. Advertisements endlessly yammer on about “pure nature,” and shots from ‘Game of Thrones’ and popular movies portray Iceland as a vast, cold wilderness untouched by humans. Every…

  • Landowners Demand End To Smelter Pollution

    Landowners Demand End To Smelter Pollution

    A group of landowners in Reyðarfjörður have told the Alcoa Fjarðaál aluminium smelter to stop the emission of fluoride in the area. Austurfrétt reports that the landowners’ group Landeigendur Áreyja has told the directorship to put an end to the omissions, which…

  • Says Residents In No Danger From Fluoride Emissions

    Says Residents In No Danger From Fluoride Emissions

    Despite fluoride levels in the grass around an aluminium smelter being above the safe limit for three years in a row, residents in the area have been told they are in no danger. The Real Estate, Planning and Environmental Committee of Fjarðabyggð…