Tag: environment

Norway battles wild boar ‘invasion’

Norway is trying to fend off an invasion that neither border guards, police nor the military can stop: Wild boars are crossing the border...

Norway rolls up the welcome mat

New studies show that a solid majority of Norwegians are fed up with mass tourism and want to impose more taxes on tourists, especially...

Oil Fund under new political pressure

Norway's huge Oil Fund is often used as the country's politically correct investor abroad. Now several Norwegian politicians want to also use it as...

More oil found as anti-oil trial begins

Norwegian state oil company Equinor seems to believe that the best defense is a good offense. Not only did it announce a large discovery...

Storm stops oil drilling protest

Stormy seas and bad weather prevented climate and environmental activists from trying to stop a large drilling rig's controversial oil exploration efforts near a...

Liberals lose their climate credibility

Veteran environmentalist Frederic Hauge has joined the ranks of those giving up on Norway's embattled Liberal Party. He and fellow activist Gaute Eiterjord claim...

Protests washed over ‘Our Ocean’ show

NEWS ANALYSIS: After years of earning billions off its own offshore oil, gas, seafood and shipping industries, the Norwegian government hosted a heavily promoted...

Greens strengthen their grip on Oslo

Vegetarian food in the schools and higher road tolls loom in the Norwegian  capital, after the Greens Party could and did demand more power...

Cyclists cited in autumn darkness

As autumn sets in, so do Norway's long, dark nights and mornings. Police in Oslo have been out in force during the early commuter...

Government drops state windmill plan

Prime Minister Erna Solberg's conservative coalition is scrapping a new national wind energy plan that identified specific areas as best-suited for windmills. It proved...
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