]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/iceland Blog Articles Tagged with 'iceland' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/150749?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Image via Tom LytleRocking gently on the waves, a small fishing boat watches the swell of the seas, waiting for the day's catch to willingly swim into the waiting trap. A fog closes in and the day turns dark before it's time. Suddenly, they feel a th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/150749?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:58:13 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149027?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland photo: Ben LetoWith a new president elected in the United States, the world may soon turn a corner and create a new unified front on the environment, and climate change in particular. But there are several leaders who have already demonstrated except... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149027?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/148320?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland In my usual weekend reading routine I came across this article in the NY Times profiling the plight of several Icelanders including a coffee house owner in Iceland trying to keep her business, Kaffitar, afloat.One problem Kaffitar is having is gettin... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/148320?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:18:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/147755?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Researchers at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have concluded that the in situ carbonation of peridotite, a type of rock found at or near the surface in Oman and other areas around the world, could consume more than 1 billion t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/147755?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:22:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/146516?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland By Ambika Chawla The director of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Pascal Lamy, said earlier this month that negotiations for a global free-trade deal are urgently needed to restore confidence in shaken financial markets. Renewed talks could jumpst... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/146516?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:33:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/144563?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland European and US researchers who claim they've found a better way of measuring the melting ice cap say they're quite sure that Greenland's melting ice cap makes sea levels rise by half a millimeter annually. Greenland lost an average of 195 cubic kilo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/144563?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:28:11 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143812?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland photo: li J nGeothermal energy finally seems to be getting the attention it deserves. While it still is a small percentage of most nation's energy mix (read: everybody but Iceland), the potential of geothermal in some places is enormous. Towards ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143812?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:38:43 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142005?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland By Sharon Astyk Today is World Food Day, and it's time to assess the prospects for the short- and long-term future of our food. As I write this, there are more than 100 million new starving people in the world since last year. As I write this peo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142005?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:58:14 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140540?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Sigur R s is coming to Japan later this month, and his concerts are already sold out. Here in Tokyo, they will play one extra gig, that's how popular this band has become all over the world. Yet, as we all know, Iceland is a small country in big eco... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140540?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:45:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140897?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Sigur R s is coming to Japan later this month, and his concerts are already sold out. Here in Tokyo, they will play one extra gig, that's how popular this band has become all over the world. Yet, as we all know, Iceland is a small country in big eco... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140897?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:45:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/139334?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland That's what an Icelandic celebrity chef has remarked about Iceland's economy in melt-down mode - deicing like an Exxon-Mobilated glacier. Eco-aware, earnest but pampered, they drift from organic caf to bar, listening to the music of Bj rk and Si... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/139334?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:56:17 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/139279?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland That's what an Icelandic celebrity chef has remarked about Iceland's economy in melt-down mode - deicing like an Exxon-Mobilated glacier. Eco-aware, earnest but pampered, they drift from organic caf to bar, listening to the music of Bj rk and Si... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/139279?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:23:09 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137498?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Geothermal power plant in Iceland. Photo: Trey RatcliffWe've heard competing claims about how much geothermal power potential exists in various parts of the world. Recent statements about Australia's geothermal potential seem incredible: Tapping 1% o... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137498?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:24:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137620?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Jimmy Stamp at Life Without Buildings compares current shipping container architecture proposals from LOT-EK, Adam Kalkin and others to Icelandic designer B. B rkur Eir ksson's dark vision of a smoggy dystopic future where we're all crammed into m... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137620?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:30:29 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137120?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Jimmy Stamp at Life Without Buildings compares current shipping container architecture proposals from LOT-EK, Adam Kalkin and others to Icelandic designer B. B rkur Eir ksson's dark vision of a smoggy dystopic future where we're all crammed into m... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137120?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:23:53 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/137072?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland By Joseph RommThe following post is by Earl Killian, guest blogger at Climate Progress. ----- Iceland has long been touted as a hydrogen economy pioneer. So it is quite shocking that electric vehicles -- both plug-in hybrids and pure battery e... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/137072?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:50:36 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/136876?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Santa Monica Alt Car Expo, Green DailyOne of the highlights of Day One of the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo was spending an hour with Who Killed the Electric Car? director Chris Paine and hearin... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/136876?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:02:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/136568?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Iceland has long been touted as a hydrogen economy pioneer. So it is quite shocking that electric vehicles both plug-in hybrids and pure battery electric cars crowded out hydrogen at a recent Reykjav k conference. (more )... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/136568?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:11:20 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/135899?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland After a recent series of unsavory news reports, the European Commission has announced that its fisheries policy may need to be overhauled due to continued ecological decline and unsustainable fishing practices. Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/135899?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/137263?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland After a recent series of unsavory news reports, the European Commission has announced that its fisheries policy may need to be overhauled due to continued ecological decline and unsustainable fishing practices. Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/137263?rsstype=tag&tag=iceland Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0400