Carbon tax? Ask the Danes
The business of pollution and buying your way out of it with carbon credits is big news these days. From governments levying carbon taxes to air trave...
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Iceland wants a piece of Google pie
According to a recent report by Business Week, the costs of cooling data centres and providing them with operational power is growing, leading Iceland...
Al Gore to speak at Glitnir climate conference in Iceland
Nordic bank Glitnir and the University of Iceland will host an open meeting with Al Gore in Reykjavik in April. Al Gore, the former vice-president of ...
Swedes keep track of their dogs with mobile phones
A company in Sweden is introducing a dog tracking system that uses mobile phones fitted with GPS. The product may help the owners of more than 15,000 ...
Lawsuit underway for Iceland torrent site
Much to the elation of the online community but consternation of record labels and movie studios, online file sharing has become more and more widespr...
Canadian project to explore climate change in the Arctic
The British Council in Canada has chosen a Prince Edward Island high school to participate in its international climate change youth expedition to Ice...
Green light for Actavis cancer drug
Actavis, a generic pharmaceuticals company, has been given the go ahead to distribute the oncology drug, Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection, in the US...
Icelandic winter tire takes US by storm
A tire model used widely in Iceland has inspired a man in America to develop a tire which eliminates the need for studs on snow tires, according to a ...