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A SECOND CHANCE TO FULFIL YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The Ministry for the Environment
Vonarstraeti 4,
IS-150 Reykjavík,
Iceland
Dear Ms Fridleifsdottir,
Like many other conservationists worldwide we were disappointed at your lack of reaction to our earlier pleas to
rethink your policy on the Kárahnjúkavirkjun hydroelectric project.
We are therefore delighted to read the results
of the impact study which have now been made public by the Environmental Planning Agency.
It would be inconceivable
for you and your Ministry to ignore, or to act against the findings of this report. Your credibility as elected or appointed
spokesperson and defender of the environment, both in Iceland and the rest of the world, would vanish irrecoverably.
We hope therefore that the rumours which reach us from your country are untrue, and that your ministry will fulfil its
environmental protection role and not be diverted from this to serve shabby, short term personal and political interests.
We will be following developments closely.
In the hope that you will stick courageously to the ruling of the EPA,
remain faithful to the responsiblities of your office; and secure the unspoilt regions of your magnificent environment for
the benefit of future generations of Icelanders - and the common European natural heritage, we remain,
Yours sincerely
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