Tag: environment

Greens blossom as election wildcard

Norway's blossoming Greens party, which roots all its policies in what's best for the environment and the climate, is now harvesting so much support that it...

Electric car craze keeps rolling along

There are now so many electric vehicles in Norway that state authorities will soon run out of the special "EL" license plates made to...

Hungry polar bear made desperate dive

A visibly emaciated polar bear spotted on the ice around Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard was recently recorded making a record-breaking dive in an attempt...

Opposition grows to fjord dumping

More than 200 young environmental activists and some top politicians gathered along the scenic Førde Fjord in the mountains of western Norway earlier this week,...

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...
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