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Secrets Revealed: America Almost Stockpiled Nuclear Weapons In Iceland via The National Interest

Why didn’t it happen?by Michael Peck Key point: We still don’t officially know which nations had U.S. nuclear weapons on their soil. If Miss Manners were a diplomat, she would tell us how rude it is to place nuclear bombs in the … Continue reading

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Scientists Use Iceland’s Volcanic Rock to Turn CO2 Into Stone via BBC

Scientists think they have found a smart way to constrain carbon dioxide emissions – just turn them to stone. The researchers report an experiment in Iceland where they have pumped CO2 and water underground into volcanic rock. Reactions with the … Continue reading

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Will Japan Embrace Geothermal Power to Move Away from Nuclear? via Oil price.com

During a 5 December speech at the United Nations University (UNU) Headquarters in Tokyo, Icelandic ambassador to Japan, Stefan Larus Stefansson, gave an upbeat assessment of Japan’s enormous untapped geothermal energy potential, citing Iceland’s 85-year history of success in this … Continue reading

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