Tag: environment

Hydro now denies polluting in Brazil

Large Norwegian aluminum company Norsk Hydro lashed back at its critics on Monday with two new reports claiming that it was not responsible for...

Hydro’s trouble deepens in Brazil

Large industrial firm Norsk Hydro hadn't yet received the legal documents, but faces having to defend itself in a civil lawsuit over its alleged...

Norway to join the EU’s energy union

Norway maintained its track record of never invoking its right to veto EU initiatives when a large majority in Parliament voted on Thursday to...

Statoil’s new name pumps up critics

"No, no, no Statoil" bellowed the headline on one of the many responses in Norwegian media this week to the Norwegian oil company's proposal...

Hydro apologizes for spills in Brazil

Norwegian industrial firm Norsk Hydro has revealed more cases of spills from its aluminum plant in Brazil, and apologized for what may have fouled...

Hydro admits to spills in Brazil

Norwegian industrial firm Norsk Hydro has confirmed a series of unlicensed "release" of what it calls "excess rainwater" from its large aluminum plant in...

Hydro accused of pollution in Brazil

Oslo-based industrial firm Norsk Hydro is fending off accusations that its Hydro Alunorte aluminum plant in northern Brazil has polluted water sources used by...

Climate concerns prompt an appeal

Environmental organizations Greenpeace and Natur og Ungdom  aren't accepting defeat in an Oslo city court, announcing on Monday that they will appeal for a...

First electric seaplane may fly this spring

Tomas Brødreskift, a 36-year-old resident of Oslo, is believed to be the first to have built an electric seaplane. The industrial designer hopes it...

Oslo threatened to ban all ‘fossil’ cars

UPDATED: The City of Oslo, under state orders to beef up plans for cutting emissions in the Norwegian capital, was reportedly considering a ban...
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