Tag: environment

‘Greens’ party rakes in support

It was just last fall that Norway's "Greens" party (Miljøpartiert de grønne) finally won a seat in Parliament. Now, eight months later, they've raked...

Parties unite over rig power plans

Norway's opposition parties have banded together to demand that oil companies power the entire Utsira High oil field by electricity from the shore, not...

Statoil rejects ethical proposals

Norway's mostly state-owned oil company Statoil rejected three  proposals from other shareholders for greener, more ethical operations, ahead of its annual general meeting in...

Conservatives launch green revolution

Norway's Conservative Party, eager to win back voter support after a series of political missteps in recent months, claimed it was launching a green...

Easter likely to become snow-free

A final spring skiing spree in the mountains remains the much-hyped and traditional way for Norwegians to spend their long Easter holidays. Climate researchers...

Norway urged to ‘let the oil lie’

NEWS ANALYSIS: The strongest warnings ever about the hazards of climate change, issued over the weekend, have prompted Norway's new environment minister to promise...

Critics attack Oil Fund changes

Finance Minister Siv Jensen's plans to change the management of the country's huge sovereign wealth fund, announced on Friday, quickly met a torrent of...

Climate change ‘painful, costly’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Environmental groups were pleasantly surprised when Norway's new conservative government unveiled some new climate-friendly goals earlier this month, including full electrification of new...

Parliament slams Mongstad failure

Parliament slammed the former Stoltenberg government's handling of full-scale carbon capture and storage plans at Statoil's Mongstad plant on Norway's west coast, in a...

Controversial mine gets green light

Mining company Nussir received government approval on Thursday for its controversial copper mine at Kvalsund in Finnmark. Plans to harvest rich mineral veins then...
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