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‘Goliat’ problems spark inquiry

Safety concerns and accusations of a "clown culture" on board the huge Goliat oil platform in the Barents Sea have sparked an inquiry from Norway's Labour...

‘Damn the climate, full steam ahead!’

To drill or not drill? That was the question debated in depth during the recent major oil industry conference, ONS, in Stavanger, where one outspoken...

Solberg slammed for her devotion to oil

Reaction was fast and furious after Prime Minister Erna Solberg not only announced that her government wants to increase offshore oil exploration but also open up...

Climate goals full of contradiction

The Norwegian government is once again being accused of presenting contradictory climate goals and even hypocrisy as it unveils plans to cut carbon emissions....

Complaints rise over Russian air pollution

Russia's controversial smelter at Nikel, just over the border southeast of Kirkenes, has been a bone of contention for years. It's been belching up more...

State to monitor cruise emissions

Norway has become a popular cruise destination in recent years, but the vessels themselves can belch out high levels of emissions in the country's...

Drivers and farmers must cut emissions

It looks like Norwegian motorists and farmers will be forced to make the biggest cuts in carbon emissions when Norway follows through with plans to abide...

Minister eyes carbon capture ‘at half price’

Norwegian Oil & Energy Minister Tord Lien claims that the government can finally back a full-scale carbon capture, transport and storage project (CCS) at half the...

Norway still fails to cut its emissions

While several other countries in the European Union have cut their carbon emissions in half, they've increased in oil-producing Norway. One critic claims Norwegian...

Hackers sent out false Greens mail

Norway's Greens Party won big in last year's municipal elections but has since lost popularity after carrying out some of its tough environmental measures....
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