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Tag Archives: Iceland

ICELAND AND ALUMINUM

ICELAND IS a greater producer of aluminum than the United States. This and other tidbits are gleaned from The New York Times article, “American Companies Still Make Aluminum. In Iceland,” … Continue reading

July 6, 2017 · Leave a comment

THE NAME’S THE THING

A RECENT news item got me looking up patronymics, matronymics and related naming around the world. Throughout all this I’ll base my examples on Dennis Doe, son of Algert and … Continue reading

January 4, 2013 · 2 Comments

ENERGY ECONOMICS: ALUMINUM AND ICELAND

WHY EVER should Iceland, perched at the confluence of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, have a viable business of producing aluminum, even importing the ore all the way from … Continue reading

August 23, 2012 · 2 Comments