Your weekly roundup of the best blog posts and news articles about Iceland from across the globe.

Flickr Image of the week: Reykjanesviti is Iceland’s oldest lighthouse. It serves as a landfall light for Reykjavík and Keflavík. The tower is a 31 metres tall construction, situated on the southwestern edge of the Reykjanes peninsula. The original structure was built in 1878; just eight years later the building was destroyed by an earthquake.” ~ Helgi Hall & Visit Iceland.

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The battle for control of Iceland’s geothermal energy fields
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This is a short radio piece introducing the Silver Lining charity. It’s a charity set up in the wake of the Icelandic financial crisis of October 2008. It’s headed by two ex-pat Icelanders who live in Los Angeles, California. Veigar Margeirsson is an Icelandic composer who has created music for many Hollywood movies including Batman Begins, Ironman and The Da Vinci Code. His partner, Sirry Jonasdottir, is the charity operations manager. They took the time to speak with me at length about what Silver Lining is and what its …

It’s the first demo podcast for Iceland News. Jim talks with Icelanders Heidur and Marta about McDonald’s leaving Iceland. Recorded 30-10-2009.

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Your weekly roundup of the best blog posts and news articles about Iceland from across the globe.

Flickr Image of the week: “McDonald’s is leaving Iceland” by Visit Iceland.

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No more Happy Meals for Iceland
“Iceland is to lose its three McDonalds outlets after the country’s financial crisis made operating there too expensive. The restaurants import almost all of their ingredients, but the collapse …