Green Options » Climate Change Targets http://greenoptions.com/tag/climate-change-targets Posts tagged 'Climate Change Targets' Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:19:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Björk Speaks Out on Climate Change http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/15/bjork-speaks-out-on-climate-change/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/15/bjork-speaks-out-on-climate-change/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:19:55 +0000 Kay Sexton http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/15/bjork-speaks-out-on-climate-change/ BjorkThe Icelandic singer used her spot at a climate change conference in Brussels to give an impassioned speech warning about the risks of allowing the economic crisis to override environmental regulation.

In her home country, Iceland, thermal energy from the volcanic system that makes Iceland one of the youngest countries in the world has also created a thriving industry in aluminium smelting. The three largest smelters in Europe are sited there, and Alcoa and Rio Tinto both have substantial investments in the Icelandic economy.

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