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WWF leader takes new helm

Nina Jensen, who's worked for environmental organization WWF for the past 15 years and most recently led it, is quitting to take over the...

New, high tolls cut commuter traffic

The number of cars passing toll plazas into Oslo on Monday fell by 6 percent, according to local transport officials. The reduction was tied...

US pipeline opponents back in Oslo

A group of North American women representing the indigenous groups fighting construction of disputed pipeline projects in the US and Canada have been back...

‘Car Wars III,’ as Oslo strikes back

City politicians in Oslo launched their latest strike against motorists this week, part of their battle on three fronts to discourage driving. Commuters into...

Extra plastic bag fee earmarked for new fund

Nowegian retailers are taking the initiative themselves to boost plastic bag fees by 50 percent, and send the money to a new fund earmarked...

Norway’s economy pumping up again

Norway was wallowing in good energy-related news on Tuesday that's expected to further fuel its economic recovery. The country stands to gain from a...

Norwegian glaciers keep shrinking

A total of 326 square kilometers of Norwegian glaciers have disappeared during the past 30 years, according to new figures in a doctoral thesis...

Liberals struggle with internal split

Liberal Party leader Trine Skei Grande is being pulled in different directions, by those who think her party should join a new conservative government...

Famed river falls victim to utility firm

Norway's Lærdal River has long attracted wild salmon fishing enthusiasts including royalty and rock stars, all of them eager to cast their lines from its...

Statoil set to keep drilling in the Arctic

Norwegian state oil company Statoil intends to drill just as many exploration wells in the Barents Sea next summer as it did this summer, even though...
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