Internet shopping threatens the high street
This festive season will see an increasing number of shoppers shunning traditional retail stores by purchasing more than half of their presents on the...
Iceland behind America’s geothermal push
A lot of the impetus behind the current US drive for geothermal alternatives to fossil fuels comes from across the Atlantic, in Iceland. Iceland Ameri...
White House, this is Iceland calling
Last week Vifill Atlason, a 16 year old high school student in Iceland, picked up the phone and placed a call to the White House. Atlason claimed to b...
Iceland sees highest increase in drinking
The 2007 report from the OECD indicates that Icelanders have increased their consumption of alcohol by 65% since 1980, the highest level of all member...
Icelandic environmental policy finalised for UN conference
The Icelandic Minister of the Environment, Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir, yesterday unveiled the government´s new environmental policy which will be pres...
Iceland sees local cannabis production growing
According to observations from Iceland’s police and border officials, the country is growing more cannabis this year than ever before, a trend which m...
Icelanders snap up cheap US homes
This year has seen a large number of Icelanders buying holiday homes abroad. Icelandic investors are buying up property in international locations, wi...
Fishing industry loses faith in research institute
The once well-respected Marine Research Institute (MRI) in Iceland has lost the support of many local fisherman this year who expressed their lack of ...