Tag: environment

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...

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...
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