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Green Light For National Park In The Highlands & Vatnajökull, Questions Remain
After several high-profile campaigns in recent years from Icelandic celebrities and environmental agencies—including the Björk and Andri Snær Magnason-fronted ‘Protect The Park’—the Icelandic government has set up a council to found a new National Park in the Highlands. The park would include…
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Presenting: The Year 2015 In #Hashtags, #Gates & #Thrones
Wow, 2015 went by FAST, huh. There was so much going on! The real world continued to turn, and to contain almost all of IRL human existence inside its atmosphere. And in that parallel online planet, THE INTERNET, people shared, discussed, reported,…
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Björk To Sky News: Redneck Politicians Want To Erase The Highlands
Björk has appeared on Sky News speaking out about industrialisation, climate change and the Protect The Park campaign (learn more about that here). “I’m an optimist,” she said, of the wider environmental battle. “I feel we have enough people who believe in…
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Industry Minister Wants To Meet Björk
Minister of Industry Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir says Björk has gotten some facts wrong about the government’s plans for the Highlands, and wants to meet with her to discuss Iceland’s natural world. Vísir reports that Ragnheiður, while happy that Björk has an abiding…
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State Of Emergency For The Highlands: “Iceland Has A Deadline,” Says Björk
Björk and Andri Snær Magnason, the renowned artists and spokespeople of the Protect The Park conservation NGO, held a press conference today about the latest skirmish in the war to protect Iceland’s highlands from industrialisation. “Iceland has a deadline,” said Björk, sitting…