Tag: environment

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...

Government saves a scenic waterway

Advocates of the environment and great outdoors could finally celebrate a victory over the Norwegian government on Monday, when Prime Minister Erna Solberg and...

Debate rises over exploration support

Not only has Norway's oil exploration become a major issue in the current election campaign, so has its government's financial support for it. Norway effectively subsidizes the...

High costs emerge in oil drilling debate

If Norway went along with calls from climate experts and its own Greens Party to halt all new oil exploration, the country would likely still...

Greens leaders get a new green light

Norway's Greens Party is suddenly riding a new wave of popularity and may even be able to influence whether Norway will wind up with a...

Two national parks opened offshore

Under brilliantly sunny skies and weather that attracted thousands of spectators, Norway's Climate and Environment Minister Vidar Helgesen officially opened two new national parks...

Norway strikes new climate pact, with NASA

Last week Norway signed a climate pact with the state of California, to help it electrify driving. Now Norway has signed a new deal...
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