Topic: Iceland

Hotbed

A trip to the steaming, bubbling badlands of Iceland proves one thing: There is hope for hydrogen.READ»

International Hydropower Association World Congress

  Melting banks. A tumbling currency. More lousy Björk singles. Iceland's pride has taken a pummeling over the past year. But delegates at this summit will discover that the Arctic nation still has one thing to boast ...READ»

Whoosh! Iceland's Got a Hot Idea

With the patience of a visionary, Bragi Arnason has been talking up the power of hydrogen power for more than 20 years. Now the energy elite is finally paying attention.READ»

What Can The USA Learn From Iceland Regarding Clean Energy?

Yesterday (September 22), President Obama addressed the United Nations Climate Change Summit with a speech focused on how the United States is "determined" to combat Climate Change. While the Waxman-Markey bill has been held up in the ...READ»

Iceland, Baby

Not only is Iceland leading the way in adopting hydrogen power, but Reykjavik could very well become the first city in the world to hook up every home with broadband Net access. A conference next month will address the possibilities ...READ»

The Death of 'Cruel Arrogance'?

Arrogance will never die of course, but hopefully the last few months have set it back a pinch. The Wall Street Journal had a remarkable piece this past weekend on the banking boom and bust of Iceland. An entire economy - currency ...READ»

Uganda, the Entrepreneur's Paradise

Want to start or run a new business? You'll be surprised which countries are the most entrepreneurial.READ»

Hope for Hydrogen

I believe your article on hydrogen ("Hotbed," April) missed half the story. Hydrogen will replace oil and coal. It can be generated anywhere, can be stored, and when burned simply goes back to water with zero carbon emissions. ...READ»

• Feedback

Fast Company Recommended Events June 2009

June MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ...READ»

• Read: Mortgage Madness
• Eat: World Food Business Summit
• Numerology: Wedding Season

Next Week: Sportacus Takes on Krispy Kreme Man

Combine Teletubbies with Thighmasters and you get LazyTown, the popular TV show that gets kids up off the couch.READ»

Bucher CityCat: A Hydrogen-Powered Municipal Vehicle

Bucher CityCat H2, the world's first municipal utility vehicle powered by fuel cells, made its debut last week in Basel, Switzerland. The street-cleaning CityCat will undergo an 18-month trial to see how well it can reduce air ...READ»

We're With the Band

The new cultural tastemakers: you--and everyone else.READ»

You Are Your URL

Personal Web pages don't just communicate what you know. They say a lot about who you are and where you're going.READ»

Technology Trendsetters

Today's edition of the International Herald Tribune reports that Singapore tops a recent World Economic Forum survey of countries around the world -- and their technological efficiency. Here's the top ...READ»

On Revamping Packaging and Green Restaurants: McDonald's To Emphasize Sustainability

McDonald's is aiming to overhaul its brand image, yanking its current packaging and implementing what Global Chief Marketing Officer Mary Dillon dubs the "biggest packaging initiative in the history of the brand."READ»

Al Gore's Investment Tips

Gore's op-ed in the New York Times details seven companies, technologies and industries to take us into the new energy era.READ»

Green Guru Gone Wrong: William McDonough

William McDonough, the godfather of green design, has been hailed by everyone from Hollywood to Silicon Valley to the Chinese government as the environmental savior. His radical "cradle to cradle" idea -- in which every product, building, and city is designed in an infinite loop with zero waste -- has earned him the Presidential Design Award for Sustainable Development. He was Time's "Hero for the Planet" and has been profiled in documentaries from Thomas Friedman's "Addicted to Oil" to Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Eleventh Hour." And yet, McDonough may in fact be paralyzing his own design revolution.READ»

Mercedes Turns Out Fuel-Cell B-Class Car, Ready for Public Consumption

While some of the limelight has swung away from fuel cells, Mercedes is still chasing the technology and has just announced a new milestone: It's F-Cell is the first series-produced vehicle that's hydrogen powered. This is the ...READ»

Google Lets You Search World Bank Data

Whether you think the World Bank is an engine of worldly improvement or a bunch of corrupt plutocrats, you'll probably still want to look at their exhaustive trove of data, which Google made available today. Google has mashed up its ...READ»

PieLab in Rural Alabama Serves Up Community, Understanding, and, Yes, Pie

A space created by designers gives local residents common ground and a mean slice of Key Lime pie.READ»

Canada slides! - Global Gender Gap Report 2008

I was saddened to read that Canada has slid 13 places to number 31 out of 130 countries on 2008 the global "gender gap index." However, the US gains four places and for the first time is ahead of Canada. Norway holds the number one ...READ»

Now September 2008

What's happening in September, from clean coal to the hottest new music.READ»

• Meet: World Low-Cost Airlines Congress
• Listen: Songs of Autumn
• Numerology: The Car Century

Why Not-For-Profits Should Enlist Celebrity Spokespeople

Why celebrity-seeking not-for-profits should find a friend like David Arquette.READ»

Emirates Launches World's Longest Green Flight

Yesterday, Emirates Airlines launched what it calls the world's longest "green" flight -- a new service from Dubai to San Francisco that saves an estimated 2,000 gallons of fuel and 30,000 pounds of carbon emissions on the 16-hour ...READ»

Sweating In the Hot Zone

Imagine what life would be like if your product were never finished, if your work were never done, if your market shifted 30 times a day. The computer-virus hunters at Symantec don't have to imagine.READ»