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■■■ 2010-07-31
Grand Old Aunt Björk...

On growing up and taking responsibility, along with a stand

ON THAT WHOLE MAGMA ENERGY/ HS ORKA THING

-What, in your view, is the Magma deal all about?


It is a very important case for Iceland. An international corporation is trying to buy up the exclusive rights to our natural resources. We were warned almost immediately after the banking collapse that this would happen, for instance by Paul Hawken and Joseph Stiglitz. Naomi Klein also discusses this kind of situation thoroughly in ‘The Shock Doctrine’. It is widely known that nations that find themselves in trouble get besieged by vultures that want to take advantage of their situation and make an easy profit. They start off being all nice and reasonable, gaining the locals’ trust – “here to help” – and then...

To continue reading this article go here to Reykjavik Grapevine ...


■■■ 2010-07-22
Enn í vafa?

þá er vit að lesa:

http://grapevine.is/News/ReadArticle/Bjork-Responds-To-Ross-Beaty-Again

og skrifa svo undir á www.orkuaudlindir.is !

 en þetta er svar við Ross Beaty hjá Magma.

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above article by björk is response to Magma's Ross Beaty article.

 


■■■ 2010-07-20
Fleiri spurningar og orkuaudlindir.is

Á blaðamannafundi í gær, bar Björk fram fleiri spurningar til ráðamanna og spurningar sem eru í anda góðrar rannsóknarblaðamennsku. Við þurfum að spyrja og við viljum svör.

Spurningarnar eru hér!

Einnig er hægt að skrifa núna undir áskorun á

http://www.orkuaudlindir.is

And now for some English:

 And we have some articles in English which enlighten us on the Formal Proposal which has been submitted on Magma Energy.


■■■ 2010-07-13
Formal Proposal regarding Magma Energy
Formal Proposal regarding Magma Energy
ENGLISH:

Within two weeks time the Icelandic Government is due to sign the contract that gives Magma Energy Sweden Ab the exclusive rights to exploit the Icelandic energy resources for the next 65 years, renewable for other 65 years! 

On Tuesday 13th July a Formal Proposal was submitted to the Public Representative of the Icelandic Parliament, signed by Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Jon Thorisson (the Icelandic assistant to Eva Joly) and the writer Oddny Eir. This Proposal, concerning the sale of Iceland's natural resources to the company Magma Energy, aims to initiate an open discussion and encourage reconsideration of this sale, ensuring that the interests of the public are being protected and that clarification is achieved on all aspects of this decisive case concerning the future of Iceland.

In addition to the Proposal, Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Jon Thorisson and Oddny Eir have also put forward several questions they feel must be asked by the government, by the parliament and by the public before this business exchange can continue.

Björk will hold a press conference with a performance on Monday 19th July at 4.00pm in the Nordic House, Reykjavik. 

 

See here the Formal Suggestion in Icelandic.
See here the list of questions in English.
ICELANDIC:
 
Innan tveggja vikna er áætlað að Ríkisstjórn Íslands skrifi undir endanlega lögleiðingu kaupsamnings Magma Energy Sweden AB á nýtingarrétti íslenskra orkuauðlinda sem leiðir til þess að fyrirtækið fái einkarétt á nýtingu auðlidanna til næstu 65 ára, með framlengingarmöguleika til annarra 65 ára.


Í dag sendu Björk og félagar hennar Umboðsmanni Alþingis formlega ábendingu um að taka til gagngerrar endurskoðunar sölu- og samningaferli það sem að óbreyttu leiðir til þess að fyrirtækið Magma Energy Sweden AB fær yfirráðarétt yfir nýtingu mikilvægra orkuauðlinda Íslendinga til a.m.k. 65 ára. Sjá ábendinguna í heild sinni hér.

Í ábendingunni segir að í ljósi þess hve ofangreint sölu- og samningaferli í Magma-málinu hefur verið umdeilt og ógagnsætt, sé mikilvægt að umboðsmaður Alþingis taki það til skoðunar til að vita hvort hagsmuna almennings hafi verið gætt á fullnægjandi hátt og hvort málsmeðferð stjórnvalda hafi samræmst lögum og vönduðum stjórnsýsluháttum.

Auk ítarlegra spurninga um málið birtir Björk spurningalista á ensku og íslensku hér á vefnum en spurningarnar varða framtíð Íslands og auðlindanna.

Sjá ábendingu til umboðsmann hér
Sjá íslenskan spurningalista hér
Sjá enskan spurningalista hér

■■■ 2010-06-30
Reuinions and collaborations
There are more collaborations emerging; starting with Ólöf Arnalds - a familiar encounter as they have crossed paths before. Björk and Ólöf joined Sigur Rós on stage at the Nattúra festival in 2008, drumming away for the song Gobbledigook.

Björk also requested that Ólöf were to be the opening act at the previously posted-about gig with the Dirty Projectors last year. Here's a video snippet of Ólöf singing a cover of Unravel during that gig.

To get to the point; Ólöf releases the two-track single on June 28th  Innundir Skinni, keeping us in suspense for the full album Innundir Skinni which is scheduled for September 13th release. One of the songs on the single and album, Surrender, features vocals by Björk.
Innundir Skinni on iTunes and OLIshop

And can you believe it! There's more!

In october, Antony and the Johnsons will release their next album Swanlights, where track 9 is a duet with Björk, entitled Flétta. That's the Icelandic word for both braid and lichen. We are yet unsure which. Maybe both? Braided lichen?

Either way, it is lovely to see them reunite again vocally after the two duets on Volta. You know. Dull Flame Of Desire and My Juvenile. If you forgot, then head over to the Volta special for a memory refresher.


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