Bike, ferry and bus just to get to school Oct 15, 2009
Hunger to Learn: Orkney Islands ... Eleven-year-old Jordan lives on Egilsey in the Orkney Islands but goes to school on nearby Rousay. (BBC News -- UK)
Your stories Oct 14, 2009
Susan Reeves, 54, has run her internet retail business Cosmetics4Less from Burray on the Orkney Islands since 2006. We are in a very remote and rural area where the economy is fragile at the best of times. (BBC News -- UK)
Today in History - Oct. 14 Oct 6, 2009
On Oct. 14, 1939, during World War II, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the HMS Royal Oak, a British battleship anchored at Scapa Flow in Scotland's Orkney Islands; 833 of the more than 1,200 men aboard were killed. On this date. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Power release Aug 31, 2009
Better still, he believes, is a community-led approach, as seen on Westray, one of the Orkney Islands. Here farmers, fishermen and schoolteachers are investing in ground-source heat pumps, wind turbines, bio-fuel manufacture and anaerobic digesters in an effort to make the island energy self-sufficient. (BBC News -- Science)
Warming could cork French wine Aug 18, 2009
However, Roxanne Canvan Schayk, who runs a traditional fruit-and-flower wine shop at Lambholm in the Orkney Islands, said the French had nothing to fear from where she was standing. It's far too windy, for a start,'' she said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Visit the Orkney Islands Aug 17, 2009
The Orkney Islands archipelago has a rich human history dating back to 7000 BCE including Stone Circles, Temples and Burial Cairns from the Neolithic ... 20,000 people now live on the various Orkney Islands with Mainland housing the bulk of the population and the two largest towns of Kirkwall and Stromness. (Suite101.com)
Harnessing Wave Power With New 'Oyster' Machine Aug 4, 2009
3, 2009) A giant new machine called' Oyster' designed to harness the power of ocean waves and turn it into green' electricity is being installed on the seabed off the Atlantic shores of the Orkney Islands. In autumn 2009 it will undergo demonstration trials to prove whether its innovative technology could lead to a commercial source of renewable energy for use in seashores around the world. (Science Daily)
Study pinpoints UK wind hotspots Jul 9, 2009
The two-year study involved 57 locations, ranging from south-west England to the Orkney Islands, and tested a range of turbines that fell within two categories: building-mounted and free standing pole-mounted ... Location: Orkney Islands. (BBC News -- Science)
Where the wind farm war is waged Mar 13, 2009
Page last updated at 00:56 GMT, Friday, 13 March 2009. By Giancarlo Rinaldi South of Scotland reporter, BBC news website. (BBC News -- UK)
Oil at $50 Looms as OPEC Plans Fourth Cut, Complies With Production Quotas Mar 9, 2009
In the last two weeks, BP Plc, the worlds third-largest oil company, sold and unloaded more than 2 million barrels stored on the supertanker Eagle Vienna it had moored off Scotlands Orkney Islands. The market is going to have strong upside, 10 or even 15 percent, even if OPEC doesnt cut, said , chief executive officer of Vienna-based consultant JBC Energy. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Cruise West Announces a Chilling New Destination for 2010 - Antarctica Feb 25, 2009
Ports of call and sites include the Falkland, South Georgia and Orkney Islands as well as the Antarctic Peninsula and the myriad of islands that dot its shore. "Cruise West is making a conscientious effort to keep itinerary offerings fresh and intriguing," said President and CEO Dietmar R. Wertanzl. (PR Newswire)
17 Britons on grounded Antarctic cruise ship Feb 19, 2009
The first comprehensive inventory of sea and land animals around the South Orkney islands has revealed a region rich in biodiversity. 7 Jan 2008. (guardian.co.uk)
Senior Travel Feb 13, 2009
Round-trip air, sightseeing to include: Edinburgh, St. Andrews, Thurso, Orkney Islands, Loch Ness, Ballculish, 15 meals and much more. Cost: from $2,799 (Collette). (Danvers Herald, MA)
