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 24, 2017 | Staff Column
After spending three weeks in Iceland, the CELL group has learned quite a bit about both the Icelandic culture, and various methods of enacting sustainability. Although most Icelanders have the luxury of pumping naturally hot water into their homes for heat, much of...
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 dave | Feb 23, 2017 | Study Abroad
Welcome to the CELL Iceland 2017 Blog.
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...
by Gordon Liu | Dec 14, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland, Action Plans
Banning Plastic Bottles By Angelica Byrne The sustainability through community plan I chose to take into action is the banning of plastic bottles on the campus of the university I am attending. Not only plastic bottles being sold at our distinct cafeterias, but also...
by Gordon Liu | Dec 14, 2016 | Action Plans
Banning the sale of disposable plastic water bottles on Hope College’s campus By Alexandra Webb For my community action plan, I would like to propose banning the sale of disposable plastic water bottles at my school, Hope College. With the help of the...
