Tag: environment

Statoil profits soar, safety worries too

Norway's state-controlled oil company Statoil reported a major jump in profits on Wednesday at a time when safety concerns are gushing as well, mostly...

Diesel soils waters off Karmøy

Around 120,000 litres of diesel was spilled by a tanker vessel off Karmøy, near Haugesund, early Tuesday. The tanker, operated by Uno-X Energi, began to...

Slight poll shift in ‘monster mast’ saga

Public support for alternatives to building so-called "monster mast" power lines in scenic Hardanger has fallen – but Norwegians remain skeptical about the "monster...

Sami Day marked as conflicts rise

The flag of the northern Sami people flew around Norway on Sunday, to mark the annual day celebrated as "Samefolkets dag" by the Sami...

Country divided over Lofoten drilling

A slight majority of Norwegians support drilling for oil off the coast of Lofoten and Vesterålen in northern Norway, although the majority of those...

Splits form on environmental issues

Competing and conflicting concerns regarding conservation and the need to mitigate climate change look set to widen divisions between organizations and actors within Norway’s...

Undersea cables would ‘inflict pain’

Proposed alternatives to the hotly contested Hardanger Fjord ‘monster mast’ power lines have been described as just as threatening to the area’s ecosystem as...

‘Monster mast’ conclusions arrive

UPDATED: Four separate panels of experts delivered their opinions on Tuesday regarding the financial and technical aspects of the now infamous "monster mast" debate,...

Warmest waters ever around Svalbard

Norwegian and other international researchers have uncovered a major increase in sea temperatures around Norway's northern archipelago of Svalbard. Their measurements shows that the...

New power lines stir more static

Tensions between Norwegians’ energy demands and environmental concerns look set to ignite once again, as new plans to build large stretches of power lines...
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