Furs for the homeless in Iceland, PETA donation of fur spray-painted pink to avoid reselling
PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) recently donated two hundred 2nd hand fur coats to a charity known as The Family Aid of Iceland to be d...
New silicon factory in Helguvik spewing smoke over neighboring town
The Environment Agency of Iceland has received numerous points and complaints about both smoke and burning smell from the Silicon metal factory in Hel...
[VIDEO] Artists Light Up the Dark in Norwegian Forest
A recent light installation set in a Norwegian woodland area known as Dølerud transformed the forest landscape, brought artists and people together, a...
Students on Ice – Youth exploring the challenges facing the arctic (videos)
Three Greenlandic students are among only 120 students from around the world currently exploring the Arctic with Students on Ice as part of an educati...
More about polar bears wandering ashore in Iceland
The female polar bear slain this week in Iceland has been the cause of much discourse about the correct procedure when these greatly troubled animals ...
Boreholes in Eldvörp are a Bore, Argues Nature Conservationist
An online petition has been launched by nature guide and biologist Jóhann Garðar Þorbjörnsson to protest the drilling of boreholes in an untouched reg...
Björk Enjoins Public to Protect Iceland’s Wild
Musician Björk and writer Andri Snær Magnason held a press conference yesterday to raise awareness about the destruction of Icelandic wilderness for t...
Wind Turbines to be Placed on Bus Stops
Icewind, a new company started by four young Icelandic entrepreneurs, has raised enough money to begin building wind turbines that will harness the el...