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Saving iceland activists blockade Alcan aluminium smelter

lumsk | 29.10.2005 16:55 | Ecology

Activists blockaded the Alcan aluminium smelter in Fort William on Tuesday 25th October.






Five people locked together using lock-on tubes blocking the only access road and denying entry to vehicles supplying equipment essential in the infrastructure and operation of the smelter. The blockade started at the beginning of the morning shift change and lasted for almost five hours.

Alcan are a target because of their involvement in the destruction of the beautiful Icelandic wilderness. They are specifically supporting construction of a huge new dam at Thjorsarver which is to power expansion of their existing plant just outside Reykjavik and increase aluminium production. Great areas of wilderness will be destroyed and the subsequent environmental damage and ecological instability will be beyond measure.

Five people were arrested and have been charged with Breach of the Peace.
The campaign continues against the industrialisation of Iceland’s natural wilderness and the expansion of heavy industry.
www.savingiceland.org

lumsk
- Homepage: http://www.savingiceland.org

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same old power-preserving cliche

29.10.2005 17:24

The leaders of organisations opposing hydroelectric projects built in areas devoid of major human habitation will contain many government security service agents. This happens for a very simple reason. All potentially dangerous political pressure movements MUST be diverted to the lunatic fringe to deactivate them.

Basically, the joke about the 'smelly hippy' objecting to all aspects of modern civilisation, before said 'hippy' becomes a suit-wearing stockbroker in his Daddy's company, is made a reality, in order for the ELITE to maintain their status quo.

twilight


synic

30.10.2005 01:34

hey Mr Intellectual - don't see you with your arm in a tube using the only thing you have to stop their craziness non-violently - ie your body - stop yer criticism and DO SOMETHING - and that goes for all you trolls out there - DO SOMETHING or shut up and do as your told.....

branded


yes shut up

30.10.2005 10:19

twilight you are one very good reason to remove the comments section on indymedia - unless you have something real and relevent to say - piss off

someone