@passingbynight Its much more impressive in person, epecially when your between the steep mountains at the end of a fjord. But our government dont seem to think so. They are to busy constructing enourmous powerlines in and around the fjords. They dont want to spend the extra money on underground/water pipelines. But for now National Geographic still calls the fjords of western Norway the best travel destination in the world. The construction of windmills is also an issue along the coastline.
@BJHBNE I understand it's a tricky issue. Doesn't Norway have some kind of geothermal energy that impacts the environment a lot less? Can't they bring in some designers that make the powerlines look less like an eyesore?
@passingbynight They will make the powerlines look less like an eyesore but the problem is that they should not do that because the helicopter rescue unit need to see the powerlines during bad weather when they do their rescues. Powerlines are often marked with red because of that. Also the largest owl in Europe is endangered in Norway, leading cause of death is the powerlines. And the windmills kill endangered eagles, the owl and migrating bird flocks, so its not just the visual aspect.
@passingbynight But no country in the world have as much money saved up as Norway, so we dont have to build powerlines everywhere. In similar places like Milford sound in New Zealand this would never have happened. The Geirangerfjord just became a world heritage site but in its equally beatiful neighbour Hjørundfjorden powerlines are planned. The powerlines they are building are also as large as they get. I envy the Swiss were the people can vote on the big issues of their country.
@BJHBNE So from what I could find online, if the powerlines are built, Geirangerfjord will lose its status as World Heritage Site. The place is under constant threat of landslides so they decided to dump tons of money on powerlines there? It makes no sense. How are the land resources in Norway administered for the government to ok that?
@passingbynight It looks like the government dont listen to good arguments. They dont want the case about the building of the Hardangerfjord powerlines discussed in the parliament (Stortinget) and they bought the powerlines for 50million Kr, long before the final conclusion about building or not. Norway is full of areas that should be world herritage sites. The Hardangerfjord is the fruit capital of Norway and the third longest fjord in the world, but that case seems to be lost for the locals.
@BJHBNE Pitchforks. There are innumerable ways to sharpen pitchforks. And I can think of a dozen ways to sling tomatoes. No, don't waste the tomatoes. Wait till their rotten. ;-)
@passingbynight Yea! atleast alot of people dont think that the current party will get elected again but im not sure, alot of people especially in the capital area in eastern Norway seem to buy into the exuses they use to justify their actions.
@passingbynight The Geirangerfjord is not Hjørundfjorden, Hjørundfjorden is a seperate area close to Geiranger so the rules regarding the world heritage site dont apply there. The Hardangerfjord area got 100 000 kr in compensation for the impact on the tourism, but if they do this in Hjørundfjorden and other places too in western Norway in the long run Norway will not be as pretty anymore, but they only seem to care about the short term economic gain.
One day I'll visit that country. The wild and rough landscapes are so beautiful in the pictures. They must be extraordinary in person.
passingbynight 10 months ago
@passingbynight Its much more impressive in person, epecially when your between the steep mountains at the end of a fjord. But our government dont seem to think so. They are to busy constructing enourmous powerlines in and around the fjords. They dont want to spend the extra money on underground/water pipelines. But for now National Geographic still calls the fjords of western Norway the best travel destination in the world. The construction of windmills is also an issue along the coastline.
BJHBNE 10 months ago
@BJHBNE I understand it's a tricky issue. Doesn't Norway have some kind of geothermal energy that impacts the environment a lot less? Can't they bring in some designers that make the powerlines look less like an eyesore?
passingbynight 10 months ago
@passingbynight They will make the powerlines look less like an eyesore but the problem is that they should not do that because the helicopter rescue unit need to see the powerlines during bad weather when they do their rescues. Powerlines are often marked with red because of that. Also the largest owl in Europe is endangered in Norway, leading cause of death is the powerlines. And the windmills kill endangered eagles, the owl and migrating bird flocks, so its not just the visual aspect.
BJHBNE 10 months ago
@BJHBNE It's the same issue wherever there are powerlines.
passingbynight 10 months ago
@passingbynight But no country in the world have as much money saved up as Norway, so we dont have to build powerlines everywhere. In similar places like Milford sound in New Zealand this would never have happened. The Geirangerfjord just became a world heritage site but in its equally beatiful neighbour Hjørundfjorden powerlines are planned. The powerlines they are building are also as large as they get. I envy the Swiss were the people can vote on the big issues of their country.
BJHBNE 10 months ago
@BJHBNE So from what I could find online, if the powerlines are built, Geirangerfjord will lose its status as World Heritage Site. The place is under constant threat of landslides so they decided to dump tons of money on powerlines there? It makes no sense. How are the land resources in Norway administered for the government to ok that?
passingbynight 10 months ago
@passingbynight It looks like the government dont listen to good arguments. They dont want the case about the building of the Hardangerfjord powerlines discussed in the parliament (Stortinget) and they bought the powerlines for 50million Kr, long before the final conclusion about building or not. Norway is full of areas that should be world herritage sites. The Hardangerfjord is the fruit capital of Norway and the third longest fjord in the world, but that case seems to be lost for the locals.
BJHBNE 10 months ago
@BJHBNE Pitchforks. There are innumerable ways to sharpen pitchforks. And I can think of a dozen ways to sling tomatoes. No, don't waste the tomatoes. Wait till their rotten. ;-)
passingbynight 10 months ago
@passingbynight Yea! atleast alot of people dont think that the current party will get elected again but im not sure, alot of people especially in the capital area in eastern Norway seem to buy into the exuses they use to justify their actions.
BJHBNE 10 months ago
@passingbynight The Geirangerfjord is not Hjørundfjorden, Hjørundfjorden is a seperate area close to Geiranger so the rules regarding the world heritage site dont apply there. The Hardangerfjord area got 100 000 kr in compensation for the impact on the tourism, but if they do this in Hjørundfjorden and other places too in western Norway in the long run Norway will not be as pretty anymore, but they only seem to care about the short term economic gain.
BJHBNE 10 months ago
Music from Age Of Mitology
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