Tag: environment

Oslo shifted into reverse on diesel ban

The top city official in charge of transport and the environment decided late Tuesday to reverse a ban on diesel-driven vehicles into Oslo earlier...

Wolf saved despite new license to kill

The Norwegian government is standing by its decision to stop a hunt that would have killed off at least two-thirds of the country's wolf...

Labour’s love lost on Lofoten debate

Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre has finally confirmed that Norway's scenic Lofoten islands need some tender loving care, with parts of their offshore waters protected from oil...

Statoil insists it’s also ‘going green’

Even as Statoil promoted a "fantastic portfolio" of oil drilling projects for 2017 this week, three of them in the sensitive Arctic, top officials insist the Norwegian...

Norway’s wolf hunt may be revived

UPDATED: Vidar Helgesen, the Norwegian government minister who all but shot down a controversial wolf hunt just before Christmas, now finds himself under enormous...

Fuel prices hit record high

A combination of higher oil prices and a slight increase in fuel taxes that took effect January 1 left Norwegians facing record-high fuel prices at...

Unsold Christmas trees dumped in Oslo forest

City officials have found as many as 600 unsold Christmas trees dumped not far from a large parking area normally used by hikers and...

Mining company allowed to dump in local fjord

Despite protests from the Sami Parliament and several environmental organizations, Norway's government ministry in charge of climate and environmental issues has allowed a mining...

Helgesen saved Norway’s wolves

Wildlife advocates and environmental organizations finally had something to cheer about  in Norway on Tuesday, after government minister Vidar Helgesen blocked moves to kill off two-thirds...

Carbon emissions rise once again

New figures released this week confirm that Norway's carbon emissions have risen once again, and the country's oil and gas industry is mostly to...
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