by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 26, 2017 | 2017 Spring Iceland
Before coming to Iceland, I remember telling all of my friends and family how “sustainable” Iceland is from its geothermal plants to hydroelectric dams. After visiting the hydroelectric plant and meeting with environmental activist Andri Snær Magnason, I have decided...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 25, 2017 | 2017 Spring Iceland
During our semester in Iceland, we discussed many aspects of life relating to sustainability including energy and electricity, transportation, water and sewage, food, and general consumption, among others. One topic we have revisited several times in just the three...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 23, 2017 | 2017 Spring Iceland
Yesterday we visited Klettagarðar, one of the two waste water treatment plants in Reykjavik, Iceland. We were surprised to learn that prior to 2000, all waste water (that includes sewage too) was pumped right from Icelanders’ homes to the ocean shores. The woman...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 23, 2017 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Cultures and languages represent a unique view of the world. According to Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken, the rate of language extinction is greater than that of species, and more biologically diverse areas have more diversity in languages. Iceland tries really hard to...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 23, 2017 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Throughout history, humankind has lived in common houses, used communal tools and shared land for hunting, gathering, and recreating. Only recently have humans determined it necessary for individual families to have their own homes, tools and land acting as a barrier...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 23, 2017 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Among the challenges in large scale renewable energy implementation to the grid, namely wind and solar, is storing electricity to balance out the inherent variance in production that comes with these power sources. Enormous batteries owned and operated by the utility...
