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.

Th!nk about it: European blogging competition
The battle for control of Iceland’s geothermal energy fields
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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.

Reykjavik Grapevine
***STAR READ*** Blame Canada?
“Onlookers shouted and boo-ed as city council progressed toward approving the 32.32% sale of Iceland’s HS Orka to the Canadian-cum-Swedish firm Magma Energy Corp.”
BBC News Online
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 …