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nerbovig t1_jaa4ehx wrote

Reply to comment by cryolongman in Norway: Thunberg joins Indigenous protests against turbines. The young environmental activist says green energy cannot come at the expense of human rights. A court order has deemed the turbines' location in Norway illegal, as they disrupt Sami reindeer-herding traditions by DoremusJessup

You can work within the limits of tradition to accomplish things. There wouldn't be a thing as culture if you eliminated every aspect of a society that didn't optimize productivity...

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Hikury t1_jaa9xx3 wrote

I think the compromise between tradition and environmental stewardship lies on the other side of this specific issue. and that you can pay adequate respect to the past while also allowing wind farms to operate in contravention of some elders sensibilities

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