Gibberish x Gibberish = Gibberish Squared.
will they acknowledge “green colonialism”? especially when Norway is still one of the leading exporters of oil and natural gas:
1 Aug: Aljazeera: ‘Green’ colonialism is ruining Indigenous lives in Norway
Norway continues to allow the construction of wind farms on Saami land, which threatens their herding livelihoods.
by Eva Maria Fjellheim & Florian Carl
And it is not just Norway that has endangered the Saami livelihood pursuing “green energy”. Across Saepmie, the governments of Sweden, Finland and Russia have also promoted energy and resource extraction projects that make it impossible for the Saami to continue their traditional ways of life.
Across Europe, wind power is presented as a climate solution that will pave the way for a sustainable future. Through policy programmes such as the European Green New Deal, many governments lower taxes, offer subsidies and loosen regulations to advance renewable energy production.
The conflict around the Oyfjellet wind plant shows how such policies can contribute to Europe’s long tradition of oppression and destruction of indigenous territories. The Saami community consider these kinds of programmes “green colonialism”.
Regrettably, many vocal environmental movements in Europe tend to remain silent on these issues. Thus they offer implicit support for the colonisation of Indigenous peoples and lands in the name of “environmentally friendly” resource extraction...
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/colonialism-ruining-indigenous-lives-norway-200703135059280.html
25 Jun: Financial Post Canada: ‘Hypocritical’: After divesting from oilsands companies, Norway expands to untouched Arctic
by Geoffrey Morgan
“We are bragging about being a green country … but we are very reliant on the income from oil and gas”
- Marius Kluge Foss, Rystad Energy
https://financialpost.com/commodities/its-hypocritical-after-divesting-from-oilsands-companies-norway-expands-in-untouched-portion-of-arctic