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Stoltenberg reaches out to Vestlandet

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg ventured into the lions' den this week, traveling to the site of his government's controversial plans to run new power...

Stoltenberg: ‘No climate deal’

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, who's co-leading the UN group charged with financing an international agreement to halt climate change, says there won't be...

Reindeer glut spurs crisis up north

Norwegians aren't buying enough reindeer meat. Herds which would normally be slaughtered, are thus being left to graze on the already threatened Finnmark plateau, threatening...

Stoltenberg bound for Murmansk

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has cleared his schedule for a sudden trip to Murmansk next week, to seal Norway's deal with Russia on their...

Garbage collection effort popular on Svalbard

A group of Svalbard residents recently completed an annual garbage collection campaign, and had to compete for the privilege of plucking up discarded fishing...

Nobel Peace Prize winner under fire

Three years ago, Rajendra Pachauri and Al Gore were being hailed for their climate work that won them the Nobel Peace Prize. Now Pachauri...

Oslo delays garbage sorting

Some Oslo residents may secretly be breathing a sigh of relief, after news broke Monday that they won't immediately need to make room under...

New oil era predicted for Norway

Film star Kevin Costner has been in Norway this week, to promote oil spill clean-up equipment and warn Norwegians about oil spill danger. Meanwhile,...

Minister offers new compromise

An underground, instead of undersea, cable may wind up as the compromise solution to a heated political conflict over how to run power lines...

New anger rises over Hardanger

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was back on the defensive Monday morning, after Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported that his government may not set up an...

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