Tag: environment

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...

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...
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