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…
