DOWNTOWN 500 MAGAZINE IS CALLING FOR ACTION

SAVE THE FJORDS!

A TRIBUTE CURATED BY WYNJO

ATTENTION MINING WASTE IN THE FJORDS

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SO FAR, OVER 1,500 PEOPLE HAVE THREATENED TO BREAK THE LAW To SAVE THE FJORDS…

NORDIC MINING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXTRACT RUTILE FROM THE ENGEBØ MOUNTAIN, AND DUMP 250 MILLION TONS OF MINING TAILINGS IN THE FJORD, OVER THE NEXT 50 YEARS.

ON FRIDAY THE 17^TH APRIL, THE NORWEGIAN CLIMATE- AND ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER TINE SUNDTOFT GAVE HER APPROVAL FOR A PROJECT WHERE ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF MINING TAILINGS WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE FØRDE FJORD.

WARNING!

OVER 250 MILLION TONS OF TAILINGS WILL BE DEPOSITED OVER A PERIOD OF 50 YEARS, IN ONE OF NORWAY’S CLEANEST FJORDS.

IN THE NORTH OF NORWAY, A SIMILAR MINE IS IN PLANNING STAGES AND AWAITING PERMISSION. THE MINING COMPANY NUSSIR IS PLANNING A COPPER ORE MINE, WHERE THE TAILINGS WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE REPAIR FJORD.

IF THIS MINE GOES AHEAD,

MORE THAN 60 MILLION TONS OF TAILINGS WILL COVER THE BOTTOM OF THE FJORD

OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS.

THE WASTE WILL CONTAIN HEAVY METALS SUCH AS COPPER, WHICH IS CLASSIFIED BY MARINE RESEARCHERS AS ACUTELY TOXIC FOR MANY ORGANISMS IN THE FJORD.

THE DECISION ON THIS IS EXPECTED BEFORE SUMMER…

REACT!

MORE INFO AT:

http://www.savethefjords.com/

MODELS:  ELISABETH / LENE

CURATED BY: WYNJO

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