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Norway spews out more emissions

Norway bills itself as an environmentally friendly nation, but its own greenhouse gas emissions rose nearly 5 percent last year. The 53.7 million tons...

Grandmothers pressuring Statoil

A diverse coalition of 24 political groups ranging from Greenpeace to Grandparents Climate Action of Norway has demanded that Norway's government and parliament force...

Maryland sues Statoil after accident

The state of Maryland in the USA will sue Norway's part state-owned oil and gas entreprise Statoil for alleged contamination of drinking water, in...

Predicted ‘lemming year’ arrives

Predictions that 2011 could be a 'lemming year' appear to have been correct, as the small, notoriously short-tempered rodents have begun popping up all...

Sellafield terror worries minister

The Norwegian environment and international development minister has expressed concern over the fallout for Norway of a potential terror attack on the British nuclear...

‘Monster masts’ reach Hardanger

The building of controversial overhead power lines, dubbed "monster masts" by opponents, has moved into a new phase that will see construction begin in...

Chernobyl fallout still felt in Norway

Fallout from the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant continues to affect Norwegian farmers 25 years later, as environmental organizations demanded that the...

Leak closes Statoil’s Njord field

The discovery on Easter Sunday of a gas leak at the Njord oil and gas field, operated by Norwegian part state-owned company Statoil, has...

Delegation visits British nuclear plant

A Norwegian delegation has visited the controversial British nuclear processing station at Sellafield in northwest England, and criticized the plant operators for becoming "more...

Grandparents apologize to Canada for Statoil

Norwegian state oil company Statoil appeared in front of a Canadian court on Wednesday for the first preliminary hearing of a case in which...
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