beaverbait t1_jaaap17 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:03 AM

Reply to comment by Immediate-Attempt-32 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

Easy solution!

Have the energy corporation pay 150-200M euros to the reindeer folk to buy a nice plot of territory for them and buy some luxury barns as well. The wind farm comes out with half the cost of a worst case and the reindeer are filthy rich. Win-win.

Redneckmoans t1_jaah29z wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:49 AM

The reindeer are free roaming. There are no barns. The closest you get is some fenced areas they will herd the reindeer in during slaughter season.

Edit: They can use those million Euros to get rid of their wind turbine junk

beaverbait t1_jaam2wk wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:26 AM

Ah, I was kidding. This should have been corrected before millions in turbines were placed.

MrInfected2 t1_jab7j2z wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:11 AM

>free roaming reindeers should have been corected to barn deers. no more payout for loss from goverment, cause its crazy, ourund here they feed the deers on the traintraks! insane but true

MrInfected2 t1_jab72t1 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:07 AM

time to make some regulations. Reindeer should be kept inside barns to get goverment subs.

KpcAu t1_jad1uz1 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:49 PM

I know you're joking but "indigenous people should ~~pay for land they've always been on, and~~ give up their lifestyle for the sake of non-indigenous people's convenience" has resulted in too much real-life genocide behind it to be funny

Edit: Read it wrong, haven't had my coffee yet, crossed out the incorrect part

beaverbait t1_jad5dit wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:12 PM

That's not at all what I even joked about. I said the shitty company should pay them 150-200m if they are going to go against court rulings and build there anyway. Which would give them the option of moving and buying expensive properties which may be better than this will be, since they'll likely be forced out.

Again, I was joking but the joke wasn't that they should move and pay for their land but that they should be paid for it if it's being taken and not given back.

It's a ridiculous situation to have in 2023, but sadly not surprising.