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LQD: Iceland to go into Chapter 9/11? | 93 comments (93 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: LQD: Iceland to go into Chapter 9/11? (4.00 / 3)

As it is difficult to transport surplus energy from Iceland to any conceivable foreign market, they should be able to use geo-thermal and other renewables to run energy intensive operations such as refining of aluminum and other metallurgical operations. Anything where bottom dollar energy costs are key.

If sanity be culturally normative, then by the norms of this culture I claim insanity.

by ARGeezer (argeezer a in a circle yahoo dot com) on Tue Oct 7th, 2008 at 01:25:54 AM EST
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Re: LQD: Iceland to go into Chapter 9/11? (4.00 / 2)

There are 3 aluminum smelters operating in Iceland with several more planned.

Icelanders, being Icelanders, are having a huge argument about the ecological impact (a BIG deal in Iceland, given their natural history) as well as the economy trade offs.

A doo run-run-run, a doo run-run

by ATinNM on Tue Oct 7th, 2008 at 02:04:15 AM EST
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