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Glacier melted by at least 150 meters in just eight years

Norway has been experiencing one of its coldest summers in decades, but scientists could confirm this week that one of the country's glaciers has nonetheless...

Cities plan to ban cars downtown

Norway's two largest cities, Oslo and Bergen, are considering banning conventional gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles from entering their downtown areas. The goal is to...

Wolf hunt launched in Oslo-area forest

The hills and forests north of Oslo called Nordmarka are a popular recreational area for local residents and home to grazing livestock in the summer. Now...

MP: ‘We’re all hypocritical’ about coal

A veteran Member of Parliament who's also the finance policy spokesman for the ruling Conservatives admitted on national radio Thursday that his party is...

Oslo may get its own national park

Norway's capital is surrounded by a fjord on one side and hilly forests on the other.  Efforts are rising to protect some of the latter...

SV hits new low, Greens blossom

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's Socialist Left party (SV), once a mighty force on the left side of Norwegian politics, has sunk to a new low...

Norway falls in climate rankings

Norway is not doing its share in the global effort to meet climate goals by cutting carbon emissions, according to international groups of independent climate researchers....

Electric cars hang on to tax breaks

Owners of electric vehicles will retain all their tax breaks through 2017, and removal of VAT relief in 2018 will be offset by a purchase incentive....

New boss puts his stamp on Statoil

Statoil's new CEO, Eldar Sætre, reported some heavy losses last week, but they helped put his mark on the company while he keeps an eye out...

Finance Minister raised a fuss

Norwegian Finance Minister Siv Jensen was heading into her Progress Party's annual national meeting this weekend amidst a new swirl of controversy. She set...
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