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Against The Arctic Island Laboratory
Editor’s note: This article is written in response to the cover feature in this issue. Its perspective differs from the feature regarding what Iceland’s future vis-à-vis sustainability should or could look like. Given the importance we believe this issue holds for this…
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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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Arnhildur Pálmadóttir Receives Nordic Council Environment Prize
Architect Arnhildur Pálmadóttir received the Nordic Council Environment Prize. The winners were announced in a ceremony broadcast across all Nordic countries on October 22, RÚV reports. Arnhildur, founder of s.ap architects and currently working with Danish architectural firm Lendager in Iceland, was…
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What Now? DesignTalks 2023 Addresses Global Issues
In the face of the challenges the world is currently facing — from wars to the repercussions of the pandemic and the climate emergency, the role of design and architecture in societal and global change has never been more important. DesignTalks 2023,…
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Sustainability Education Should Be Included In Schools
A group of teachers have sent petitions to their local governments arguing for the inclusion of sustainability education in curriculums, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]Summer Sale on T-Shirts in the Grapevine shop! We only have a chance to wear a T-shirt outdoors for about…
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From Seaweed To Plastic Film
When I first came across Marea, an Icelandic startup developing a biodegradable packaging film from seaweed, I couldn’t get over the incredibly diverse background of its founder—Julie Encausse. Julie has lived, worked and studied in four countries, pivoting from marketing, brand management…
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Icelandair Group Will Focus on Sustainable Growth And Digital Development
Icelandair Group has recently made changes to their organization. The company’s goal is to focus on sustainable growth, digital transformation and customer experience, reports Vísir. [su_pullquote]Can’t decide which of our Iceland-themed shop items to give your loved ones this Christmas? We’ve done…
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Strætó Adds More Electric Buses
Strætó, the public bus system operating in and around the capital area, has added two new electric buses to their fleet, reports RÚV. These vehicles cost 60 million ISK and will take to the streets in November. [su_pullquote]The next issue of Reykjavík…
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Áslaug Magnúsdóttir’s Katla Brings Sustainability To The Forefront Of Fashion
Áslaug Magnúsdóttir wears a lot of hats. When she talks, she’ll transform from a shrewd businesswoman to a staunch activist to a forward-thinking consultant to a good old fashioned fashion-devotée—often mid-sentence. A veteran of the fashion world known for co-founding Moda Operandi,…
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‘Earth Homing’ Exhibition Asks: Are Turf Houses Part Of A Sustainable Future?
At the edge of Reykjavik, something is missing. The drive out to the tip the peninsula on which the city sits is dominated by the modern houses that characterise the contemporary cityscape, and the physical absence of turf houses—a traditional and historic…
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Local Council Votes Against Luxury Hotel Near Lake Þingvallavatn
The municipality of Bláaskógabyggð has recently voted against the idea of building a luxurious hotel and spa in the area of Skálabrekka, at the border with Þingvellir National Park. As we reported in December, an Icelandic couple had drafted a proposal to…
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Icelanders Pre-order Electric Nissan Leaf Car En Masse
The bond between Icelanders and their cars is as akin to that of Italian men and their mothers: indissoluble, reverence-filled and sometimes a little disturbing. But if for Italian men there is only one mamma, Icelanders go by the motto ‘the more,…
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We’ve Got The Power
“We’re here in order to learn how to correct the mistakes our fathers made with oil,” says Máté Osvald, a Hungarian student at Reykjavík University’s Iceland School of Energy (ISE). He is one of 36 international students who have come to Iceland…
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Icelanders Use 200 Litres Of Water Per Day
The water consumption of Icelanders is so high, it corresponds to each Icelander using about 200 litres of water each day, reports RÚV. According to the UN Water, about 50-100 litres of water is needed per day for personal use, meaning that…
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A Sunny World: Ecovillage Sólheimar
If you happen to be cruising down a valley-snaking road about an hour’s drive east of Reykjavík, there’s a chance you’ll curl around a grassy embankment and notice, nestled among rolling hills, Iceland’s lone ecovillage. The Sólheimar Ecovillage has existed sustainably since…
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MP: We Need To Reassess Whaling
MP and leader of the Left-Greens, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has said Iceland needs to reassess whaling and evaluate to what extent the Icelandic economy benefits from the practice, reports Vísir. Katrín also criticised Minister of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson for his statement in response…
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Iceland Snubbed Over Whaling
Iceland was not amongst the countries invited to take part in a conference on the world’s oceans, due to the continued practice of whale hunting. RÚV reports that the conference – Our Ocean – is hosted by US Secretary of State John…