Tag: climate
Norway defending its oil, again
Norwegian government officials were back in court on Tuesday, trying to fend off another legal challenge to their refusal to stop searching for more...
Climate activists strike again, but now oil advocates are fighting back
Another Norwegian government ministry had to summon cleaning crews on Thursday, after being attacked by climate activists unhappy with government oil policy. Now oil...
Activists charged with vandalizing Oil Ministry
Police in Oslo have filed charges against two anti-oil activists after they demonstrated in front of Norway's Oil Ministry and sprayed orange paint on...
Pressure rises to phase out Norway’s oil
Climate- and environmental advocates in Norway finally have something to cheer about, after a state commission concluded that the Norwegian government must launch a...
Norway ’embarrassed’ at the UN
Norwegian government leaders were not granted speaking time when the United Nations held its summit on climate ambitions during its annual General Assembly in...
Plastic bag sales slump
Sales of plastic bags at grocery stores have fallen by as much as 40 percent since the stores jacked up their price from NOK...
Dubious weather records set in August
Extremely wet weather in the south and unusually warm weather in the north contributed to scores of new precipitation and temperatures records in Norway...
Extreme weather scares more voters
A new survey shows that climate issues suddenly top a list of voter priorities in Norway, less than a week before local elections are...
More rain causes more problems
Heavy rain continued to fall over Southern Norway during the weekend, setting off more flooding and continuing to disrupt traffic. The costs of damage...
‘A crisis of national dimensions’
UPDATED: After a week of extreme weather and widespread flooding in Southern Norway, state officials could finally announce that water levels were receding during...
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