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> Laos is a repressive "communist" dictatorship The same exact story can be said about Iceland, which is very far from being a communist dictatorship (and it b

> Laos is a repressive "communist" dictatorship The same exact story can be said about Iceland, which is very far from being a communist dictatorship (and it bears mentioning that Laos government is not repressive compared to many capitalist democratic governments; I don’t know where you would get that from except preconceived biases). Iceland sells majority of its renewable energy to foreign aluminum companies. Along with fish it is the biggest export. The government is corrupt and constantly sells rights to build factories to bidders while neglecting environmental impacts. Whole towns are often run by a single Canadian aluminum company. And the green origin certificates is then sold to EU countries (just like indulgence was sold by the Catholic church), so “green” energy consumers are buying in Germany, are actually just coal power, where the energy company bought the origin certificates from Iceland. See, you don’t need to be communist, nor a dictatorship, to do industrial scale greenwashing

throwaway2037 4y ago
I guess you are talking about Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant. Did you read the book <<Draumalandið — Sjálfshjálparbók handa hræddri þjóð>> or watch the documentary <<Draumalandið>>? Me: Neither, but I am interested. I only learned about this project recently. The most shocking fact about the whole project (from Wiki): The total affected area according to the environmental impact assessment, outlines that a total of 3,000 km2 or 741,316 acres were affected by the project's construction. That is approximately 3% of Iceland's total land mass.
- runarberg 4y ago
  Yup, I was indeed talking about Kárahnjúkar. I do recommend Draumalandið. I actually got a copy as a graduation present back in 2006. I’ve read it many times over, and even though I’ve moved continents, I still keep the copy prominently on my bookshelf.

throwaway2037 4y ago

I guess you are talking about Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant. Did you read the book <<Draumalandið — Sjálfshjálparbók handa hræddri þjóð>> or watch the documentary <<Draumalandið>>? Me: Neither, but I am interested. I only learned about this project recently. The most shocking fact about the whole project (from Wiki): The total affected area according to the environmental impact assessment, outlines that a total of 3,000 km2 or 741,316 acres were affected by the project's construction. That is approximately 3% of Iceland's total land mass.

runarberg 4y ago
Yup, I was indeed talking about Kárahnjúkar. I do recommend Draumalandið. I actually got a copy as a graduation present back in 2006. I’ve read it many times over, and even though I’ve moved continents, I still keep the copy prominently on my bookshelf.