考虑到冰岛的丰厚水力电热资源能提供炼铝所需的电力，美国铝业公司Alcoa投资了冰岛史上最大的项目。冰岛建起了大坝，蓄水池，却对自然造成了巨大破坏。环保人士，经济学家，项目参与者各有看法，谁也不知道冰岛是在走向经济繁荣还是衰退，或是一场生态灾难 The Iceland government started the largest project in the history of Iceland, to turn its wilderness and beautiful nature into a massive system of hydro-electric and geothermal power plants with dams and reservoirs to provide Alcoa cheap electricity for an aluminum smelter. Environmental activists view these actions as criminal, and left-wing economists believe they will bring only a temporary boost to the economy, rather than structural growth. But some Icelanders view this opportunity with Alcoa as the last chance to realize a century-long industrial dream for this country. Today Iceland is left holding a huge debt and an uncertain future.