The uproar against the Canadian geothermal developer’s purchase of HS Orka gained momentum in recent weeks when Iceland’s top cultural export, Bjork, joined thousands of others in an online petition urging “the authorities to stop the sale of HS Orka and for Alþingi to hold a national referendum on the ownership and the utilisation of our energy resources”.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir voiced her support for that position, telling reporters, “It’s the intention of the government to wind down the privatization in the energy sector and ensure that energy companies are owned by public entities.
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