The disappointment was great among many in the environmental movement when the verdict was handed down in the case against the state regarding a license for a mine landfill in Førdefjorden. The Oslo district court gave the state full support last week. – I am still not surprised. Law is tough and changes slowly. People’s opinion changes faster than the law, says the head of Nature and Youth, Gytis Blaževičius. Summary: – Nature and Youth lost the case against the state regarding a license for a mine landfill in Førdefjorden.- The organization is now planning larger and more actions against mine landfills.- Nature and Youth, Gytis Blaževičius, says that actions are cheaper than lawsuits.- Nature and Youth has not given up the fight to stop mining landfills in Førdefjorden and Repparfjorden in Finnmark. – The mining company Nordic Mining is already underway with the construction of the mining facility in Førdefjorden. – Nature and Youth and the Nature Conservation Association have spent a total of NOK 4.4 million in the legal case against the the state has a marine landfill in Førdefjorden. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Head of Nature and Youth, Gytis Blaževičius. Photo: Frida Myklebust Amdahl He believes it is important to have important environmental issues clarified in court, but: – At the same time, we ask ourselves whether legal cases like this are the right remedy. We now see that shares are much cheaper. Fines are cheaper than a trial Nature and Youth has not given up the fight to stop mining landfills in Førdefjorden and Repparfjorden in Finnmark. – A fine per shareholder amounts to NOK 12,000 to 14,000. Then I could pay fines for 350 to 400 shareholders for the money I have spent on this court case, says Blaževičius. Tyri Vevle Tvinnereim was one of several demonstrators who were removed by the police during the action against the mine landfill in Førdefjorden in May 2022. Photo: Fredrik Helland / news The mining company Nordic Mining is already underway with the construction of the mining facility in Førdefjorden. In Repparfjorden, construction activity has not started in connection with Nussir’s planned copper mine. – We have the plans ready if the machines start in Repparfjorden. Then I want to chain ourselves firmly from day one. If we can afford 400 fines, a shareholder can be chained up every day for over a year, says Blaževičius. He believes that such actions can have a far greater effect than trying the case in court. – It is clear that this will damage the company financially. We also know that promotions arouse a lot of emotions in people. In Repparfjorden, the mining company Nussir has been granted permission to deposit residual waste from mining operations. Photo: Allan Klo / news – Only lawyers who win Director of the mining company Nussir, Øystein Rushfeldt, thinks the trial in the Oslo district court only contributes to conflict and not to dialogue. – In several such contexts, we have pointed out that it usually ends up with only losers, because the cases become sharp, says Rushfeldt. He believes that such court cases cause attitudes to become more radical, and that the conflict becomes polarized. – The only winners who come out with a plus are overpaid lawyers with addresses in central areas, says Rushfeldt. He hopes the state and the environmental protection organizations will sit down together to come closer to a common understanding and solution. Director of the mining company Nussir, Øystein Rushfeldt, believes that the court case about the license to the state for a mine landfill in the Førdefjord has a polarizing effect. Photo: Kristian Sønvisen Bye / news Considering appeal Nature and Youth and the Nature Conservation Association have spent a total of NOK 4.4 million in the legal case against the state, to stop a sea landfill in the Førdefjord. The organizations have not decided whether they will appeal the verdict. – We will take this up in the national board. We have called this the most important environmental issue for a long time, so we must follow up on this, says leader of the Nature Conservation Association in Finnmark, Leif Wasskog. He thinks the case is better suited to the Court of Appeal than the district court. – Actions are an interesting idea, but I have hope that the legal system will be able to decide on the difficult cases, says Wasskog. Leader of the Nature Conservation Association in Finnmark, Leif Wasskog, believes that the question of a license for a mine landfill at sea is better suited to the Court of Appeal. Photo: Venstre – Not in step with the people Even though the state was fully supported in the license that has been granted for a mine landfill in Førdefjorden, Wasskog believes that the judgment tightens the requirements for a license for a marine landfill. – The requirement is increasing step by step. The professional requirements have increased in connection with pollution. This is a development I see over time. Wasskog, who is also a member of Alta Venstre, has a clear message for Climate and Environment Minister Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (Ap). – We are one of the few nations in the world that still allow mining dumping at sea. People are horrified by that. Here, the government is not in step with the people, and that is a problem for both Ap and Sp.
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Nature and Youth announces several actions after losing the court case against the state regarding the sea landfill in Førdefjord – news Troms and Finnmark
