Tag: environment

Solberg struggles to save the seas

NEWS ANALYSIS: Erna Solberg made history over the weekend by being the first Norwegian prime minister to be invited to a G7 meeting. Her...

Oil spill seeped into the Oslo Fjord

UPDATED: Thousands of litres of heating oil spilled Wednesday afternoon into the Alna River that runs through Oslo's east side. By Thursday midday, oil...

Equinor defends drilling off Australia

Norway's state oil company, the former Statoil that now calls itself Equinor, is facing opposition in Australia over its plans to drill for oil...

Clean-up efforts set new record

It's official: The numbers are in from the recent national effort to clean up Norway's beaches, and more than 90,000 people took part, including...

Hydro’s production still cut in Brazil

Norwegian metals firm Norsk Hydro remains under court-imposed production cuts at its troubled aluminum plant in northern Brazil. A federal court has upheld the...

Oslo joins ban on helium balloons

Oslo's city government has gone along with several other local governments around Norway in banning the sale of helium balloons during 17th of May...

Sami protest windmill project

Demonstrators led by Sami reindeer herders blocked access to a construction site for what's been billed as the largest windmill project in Europe this...

Bans imposed on helium balloons

Several local governments around Norway have decided to ban the sale of helium balloons on the upcoming Constitution Day on the 17th of May....

Supreme court won’t hear appeal against Arctic oil drilling

Norway's highest court (Høyesterett) has refused to hear a direct appeal filed by environmental organizations that lost their attempt to halt oil exploration in...

Ministry delays decision on Oil Fund investing

Finance Minister Siv Jensen doesn't want Norway's huge sovereign Oil Fund to invest in unlisted shares, but her ministry is still evaluating whether it...
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