Bjork has written an editorial for The Times about Iceland's current financial crisis, entitled 'After financial meltdown, now it's smeltdown'. In particular, she says she is concerned about the country's government's proposals to use their natural resources to clear their debts. The singer's recent single, 'Nattura' was released in aid of the charity of the same name, which is dedicated to the preservation of the Icelandic landscape.
She wrote: "Usually I don't notice politics. I live happily in the land of music-making. But I got caught up in it because politicians seem bent on ruining Iceland's natural environment. As the country's economic crisis continues, many people in power are attempting to get these factories built quickly, without any precautions taken to prevent pollution. They see the aluminium industry as the key to getting Iceland out of debt. Iceland is a small country. We missed out on an industrial revolution and my hope was that we would skip it completely and go straight to sustainable hi-tech options. If anyone could achieve this, we could. There is a wonderful characteristic in the Icelandic mentality - fearlessness, with an addiction to risk-taking to the point of being foolhardy. In music-making, storytelling and creative thought, this risk-taking is a great thing. And after my introduction to a lot of Iceland's small, growing companies, I realise how many of them have shown this fearless approach either in biotechnology or high technology".