Posted on 18 January 2012.
Following a story published by IceNews and other Icelandic news channels regarding industrial salt being used in commercial food production, a number of international media channels have misinterpreted and distributed false information. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 January 2012.
It came to light over the weekend that for at least 13 years the Icelandic brewing and food supplies company Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson has been selling industrial salt to food production companies to put in their products. Read the full story
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Posted on 11 January 2012.
Because of yesterday’s bad-weather-induced power cuts in Iceland production at both the Elkem ferrosilicon plant and the Norðurál aluminium smelter at Hvalfjörður in the west ground to a halt. It is thought the cuts cost the companies tens-of-millions of krónur. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 December 2011.
Björgólfur EA 312, an Icelandic freezing trawler, returned to its home port of Dalvík this week after a trip propelled by Icelandic-made fuel, called Lífsdísill (life diesel) – made from fats and oils wasted in food production. Read the full story
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Posted on 09 September 2011.
A declaration of co-operation will be signed tomorrow for the construction of a 66,000 tonne/year silicon factory planned for Bakki near the north-eastern Icelandic town of Husavik by the German company PCC. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 August 2011.
“She couldn’t feed herself any more and died in the end [clogged with] mucous,” says Sigurbjorn Hjaltason, farmer and former Kjosahreppur council leader. Read the full story
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Posted on 09 August 2011.
Iceland is producing twice the amount of electricity today as it was at the time of the millennium celebreations, just eleven years ago. The country could well go on to double present-day energy generation as well. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 June 2011.
Recent data has shown that Norway’s CO2 emissions increased by nearly five percent in 2010. Read the full story
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Posted on 26 March 2011.
It was revealed yesterday that the aluminium foil company Becromal in North Iceland has been polluting Eyjafjordur with caustic soda waste. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 August 2009.
Three members of the environmental pressure group Saving Iceland shackled themselves along the entrance road to the Helguvik aluminium smelter construction site this morning before 07.00. The protesters managed to stop vehicular access to the site, but were unable to block pedestrians. Read the full story
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No Motörhead wine for Icelanders, branding too negative
Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today
Multiple shooting in Greenland hamlet
IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum
Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
