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Damning the iceland dam
In July, following vigorous lobbying, cyberactions and a barrage of letters by a coalition including Friends of the Earth groups, the International Rivers Network and Icelandic groups, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced that it would not finance the Kárahnjúkar Dam.
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The Icelandic government and Alcoa, the
world’s biggest aluminium company, plan to
build a large dam and aluminum smelter in
Europe’s second-largest remaining wilderness
area, damaging fish, seal, reindeer and
pinkfooted goose habitats as well as rare
vegetation and unique geological
formations.
Although the EIB will keep its hands off
the dam, campaigners are now lobbying private
banks not to fund this monstrosity.
with thanks to our funders: the c.s. mott
foundation, the wallace global fund and
vrom.
Read about more campaign victories in our
annual report
2003
(pdf)
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