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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...

Defense build-up bad for the climate

Norway's new US-produced F35 fighter jets will contribute to considerably higher carbon emissions in 2030, the government admits, and that's right when emissions are...

Solberg heckled by climate demonstrators

When Prime Minister Erna Solberg formally re-opened the Museum of Natural History in Bergen on Monday, demonstrators were on hand to protest her government's...

Norway can pay to avoid climate cuts

A loophole in Norway's agreement with the EU to cut Norwegian carbon emissions will once again allow the country made wealthy by its oil...

Norway won’t meet its UN climate goals

Not even what the government calls "the greenest state budget ever" will enable Norway to meet its climate goals for 2020, and its unlikely...

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