Iceland to offer offshore drilling licences

20 August 2008, 5:55 pm

Iceland is to join the growing rush of countries aiming to tap into the potentially vast oil and gas reserves of the Arctic.... read more

A Good Beginning: Sigur R s - " Med Sud Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust

19 August 2008, 8:23 am

The much-ignored Skagafjordur in the northwest of Iceland offers a magical escape from Reykjavik and there are rare wonders to indulge in.... read more

UNIFEM Iceland Fights Violence against Women

17 August 2008, 8:20 am

Visitors to unifem.is can register their names to a petition in support of the initiative until November 6. Then the petition will be sent to the headquarters of UNIFEM in New York where the global initiative ...... read more

RV Polarstern completes work in the Fram Strait

16 August 2008, 5:13 am

Successful series of measurements in Arctic sea ice - RV Polarstern completes work in the Fram Strait and enters port in Reykjavik The German Research Vessel Polarstern had to prove its ice breaking ...... read more

Direct Action Shuts Down Heavy Industry Projects in Iceland

14 August 2008, 5:01 am

Iceland has a reputation for clean energy, and is usually the textbook example of clean, green geothermal energy.... read more

Potential Oil Fields Being Opened for Exploratory Drilling in the Atlantic Northeast of Iceland

12 August 2008, 2:36 pm

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the decision of the Icelandic government to start tendering exclusive licences in January 2009 for oil exploration in the Dreki area , an ...... read more

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