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Shale gas protests spoil Statoil’s party

Statoil was celebrating 10 years as a stocklisted company this week and promising more growth, but not everyone was keen to congratulate Norway's biggest...

Statoil expands amidst controversy

Norwegian oil company Statoil is barreling ahead with major expansion plans for its oil and gas production, despite ongoing complaints from the country's environmental...

Russia admits nuclear weaknesses

Russia's atomic energy agency Rosatom has admitted that Russia's nuclear power plants are seriously underprepared to deal with a natural disaster on the scale...

Compromise triggers new hunts

All of Norway's political parties have finally struck a new agreement to govern predator management policies, under which as many as 30 male bears...

Salmon lice grow ‘dramatically’

A report by the state food authority reveals that lice levels have increased "dramatically" over the last year, especially among salmon, trout and young...

‘Monster Masts’ activists strike again

Campaigners protesting the building of overhead power lines in Hardanger Fjord - nicknamed "Monster Masts" by detractors - took part in a sit-in protest...

Green light for new sculpture park

A hotly debated new sculpture park, backed by a high-profile real estate developer known for glorifying the female form, looks set to win approval...

Statoil bashed over spill preparedness

State pollution authorities have monitored state oil company Statoil's oil spill preparedness at Haltenbanken in the North Sea, and they're not pleased. Statoil was...

Union boss stirs emissions storm

One of the most powerful men in Norway, union boss Roar Flåthen, has set off uncertainty over the government's commitment to cutting greenhouse gas...

Government quarrels over emissions

Norway's left-center coalition government has stayed united and in power for nearly six years, but quarrels continue. Now the three parties making up the...
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