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China joins Arctic 'coldrush club'
Several countries gain permanent observer status on the Arctic Council but there is dissent over the EU.Posted by Pamela Hogle -
China cozies up to Iceland in race for Arctic resources
China has been paying a lot of attention to Iceland, a country with a population 5,000 times smaller than its own, ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
Whale oil to fuel whaling ships is a gruesome idea
It is a fantastically surreal propostion. An Icelandic whaler, Kristján Loftsson, is powering his whaling ships ...Posted by Pamela Hogle
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Thawing Permafrost May Be “Huge Factor” in Global Warming
Thawing permafrost is emitting more climate-heating carbon faster than previously realised. Scientists have now ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Civil War at WikiLeaks
The rape charges are the last straw for some organizers of WikiLeaks, who are demanding that Julian Assange, the ...Posted by Joey Baker
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China Knocks on Iceland's Door
As polar ice recedes, Iceland has become a strategic gateway to energy sources and new trade routes — and Beijing ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
Can Iceland lead the way towards a ban on violent online pornography?
The country prides itself on its progressive attitudes, but anti-censorship campaigners say move is a backward step ...Posted by Pamela Hogle
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The volcano crisis and the financial crisis
Are the two crises alike? Consider the similarities. In each, an unexpected event in a forgotten part of the ...Posted by Solana Larsen
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