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Statoil set to gain on oil sands sale

UPDATED: Norway's state oil company Statoil is selling off 40 percent of its controversial oil sands project in Alberta, Canada, and likely to book...

New carbon fee may boost airfares

Norwegians may soon face slightly higher airfares, but response was generally positive after Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg announced the introduction of mandatory carbon offset...

Statoil wrestles with safety concerns

Norwegian state oil company Statoil has been catching headlines lately over serious safety concerns tied to its offshore platforms. Environmental group Bellona has claimed...

Glaciers still melting

New glacier measurements from state authorities show that 27 of Norway's 31 glaciers have shrunk again since they last were measured in 2009. Norway's Water...

Civil disobedience in Hardanger

Environmental activists keen on protecting the scenic Hardanger Fjord from what they consider unsightly power lines did their best to block the start of...

Jens gives up on global climate deal

UPDATED: Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg traveled home from yet another difficult top meeting on financing a global climate deal, amidst reports he's giving...

Bear hunt curbed

Norway's Ministry of the Environment has rejected applications to continue the culling of bears in Trøndelag and Hedmark counties. The ministry turned down an...

Power line construction set to begin

Statnett, the state-owned company that owns, operates and builds Norway's power grid, has said it will start construction Monday on the first phase of...

‘Moon landing’ faces more delays

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's much-hyped "moon landing," which is what he called Norway's effort to fully recapture carbon emissions at Norwegian power plants, won't...

Hardanger activists up in arms

Environmental activists in Hardanger, who don't want to see power lines built around the scenic Hardanger Fjord, have erupted in anger once again. They're...
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