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Eruption of Iceland Volcano Shows ‘Tremendous Forces of Nature’

Eruption of Iceland Volcano Shows ‘Tremendous Forces of Nature’

A volcano in southwest Iceland erupted on Sunday morning, releasing lava flows that covered roads and reached an evacuated fishing village, where it set at least three homes on fire. According to Iceland’s meteorological office, the eruption followed a series of earthquakes and caused 160-foot-high fountains of lava, inundating the town of Grindavík, reported The […]

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    Iceland Holds Its First Funeral for a Glacier

    Iceland Holds Its First Funeral for a Glacier

    Officials, activists and scientists gathered in Iceland Sunday for the funeral of the nation’s first glacier to fall victim to the climate crisis. Iceland’s Okjokull glacier lost its glacier status in 2014, as AFP reported, and scientists fear it will only be the first of many to melt away. The country could lose all of […]

    Scientists Write Eulogy to Memorialize Glacier Lost to Climate Change

    Scientists Write Eulogy to Memorialize Glacier Lost to Climate Change

    By Andrea Germanos A climate change victim in Iceland is set to be memorialized with a monument that underscores the urgent crisis. The victim is the former Okjökull glacier in Borgarfjörður, which scientists say is the nation’s first glacier lost to the climate crisis. Its plight was also the subject of the 2018 documentary Not […]

    Japan Aims to Overthrow 32-Year-Old Global Whaling Ban

    Japan Aims to Overthrow 32-Year-Old Global Whaling Ban

    Japan is proposing a slew of rule changes at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Florianópolis, Brazil this week that conservationists worry would ultimately lift a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling. Japan, which launched a “scientific whaling” program in 1987 as a loophole to the moratorium, has killed more than 15,600 whales in the […]

    First ‘Plastic Free’ Label Debuts to Help Shoppers Cut Waste

    First ‘Plastic Free’ Label Debuts to Help Shoppers Cut Waste

    Even if you try to avoid buying plastics, you might be surprised to find it lurks in many common food and beverage containers, including tin cans, disposable coffee cups and even tea bags. On Wednesday, however, the environmental group A Plastic Planet debuted the world’s first “Plastic Free Trust Mark” to help shoppers know that […]

    Iceland to Resume Killing Endangered Fin Whales

    Iceland to Resume Killing Endangered Fin Whales

    By Kitty Block Iceland seems to be the most confused of nations when it comes to whales. On the one hand it attracts international tourists from all over the world to go out and see whales as part of their encounters with Iceland’s many natural wonders. On the other hand it kills whales for profit, […]

    Palm Oil Banned by Major UK Supermarket

    Palm Oil Banned by Major UK Supermarket

    The UK supermarket Iceland has announced it will remove palm oil from all its own brand products by the end of the year due to the belief there is no such thing as “sustainable” palm oil. Increasing demand for palm oil is still having devastating effects on wildlife, habitats and people where it is grown, […]

    Visting Iceland’s Food and Farming Community

    Visting Iceland’s Food and Farming Community

    By Karen Stillerman As a food lover and an agriculture geek, I frequently plan vacations around what there is to eat. This summer, I traveled to Iceland, ostensibly to admire its breathtaking scenery and ride its tough little horses. As a bonus, I escaped a couple weeks of DC’s stifling heat. But of course, I […]