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Sustainability Wonderland™: Renewable Energy Does Not Absolve All Sins
The Blue Lagoon, that Instagram-perfect geothermal spa where millions soak away their jet lag between the airport and Reykjavik, wasn’t originally designed as a luxury destination. It began life as industrial runoff from Svartsengi geothermal plant. Wastewater. An accident that clever marketing…
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Stranded Orca Euthanised
The orca that stranded earlier this week in Grafarvogur has been euthanised, reports RÚV. After swimming back out to sea on Wednesday, it stranded again today at Kjalarnes. According to MAST’s Chief Veterinary Officer, the decision was made with animal welfare as…
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Orca Swims Out To Sea
The orca that stranded near Korpúlfsstaðir on Tuesday night is now free of the shallows and swimming toward open waters, reports RÚV. The whale became stranded around 21:00 on Tuesday night. Rescue teams arrived at the scene quickly and remained on the…
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Orca Washed Ashore In Grafarvogur
An orca washed ashore near the golf course by Korpúlfsstaðir in Grafarvogur last night, reports RÚV. Davíð Friðjónsson, a shift supervisor with the Capital Area Fire Department, said the outgoing tide limited what rescue teams could do at the time. The whale…