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As always, an absolutely fantastic collection of photos from The Big Picture. Some great moments of solitude (the one below could be straight out of The Shawshank Redemption), contrasted by shots of the many staggeringly huge rallies:

But it wasn’t until the oil crisis of the 1970s, when Iceland found itself dependent on imported coal for 75 percent of its energy, that the pragmatist nation decided to shift their energy focus to harnessing the island’s steaming soil and raging rivers to generate the majority of its power.

Now there’s such a surplus of cheap, renewable energy in the country that entire streets and parking lots are heated in the winter just to keep them de-iced.

I'm thinking there are more than a few Chaos Digest readers who wouldn't mind that in Chicago during the winters...