Greenland’s new government puts the brakes on more offshore drilling
The incoming government lead by Aleqa Hammond in Greenland will put the brakes on further offshore drilling for oil. Licences for 11 new blocks in Nor...
BBC filmmaker faces fine for disturbing bears
Australian TV personality Jason Roberts the wildlife expert behind the popular BBC series The Frozen Planet, could be fined NOK 50000 (EUR 6640) for a...
Iceland Geothermal Conference spreads green energy industry message
The recent Iceland Geothermal Conference, which took place between 5th and 8th March 2013 in Reykjavík, has helped carry a positive message for the po...
Sweden sued by EU over environmental issue
European officials have filed a lawsuit against Sweden after Stockholm ignored orders to begin licensing industrial sites. The legal action comes in r...
Össur Skarphéðinsson to give opening speech at Iceland Geothermal Conference 2013
Össur Skarphéðinsson, Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, will be giving an opening speech at the upcoming international geothermal energy confere...
Greenland core probe offers insight to ice melt phenomenon
Researchers have released some fresh insight into the future of global warming, ice melt and rising sea levels. The clue comes via an international ex...
‘Dead duck’ in Scotland is rare Icelandic bird
What was thought to be a dead duck found in northern Scotland has turned out to be rare Slavonian grebe from Iceland. The animal was discovered last w...
Scottish Fishermen back mackerel sanctions against Iceland
Scottish fishing figureheads have accused Iceland and the Faroe Islands of “mugging” them of their product. The news comes as Iceland continues to def...