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Puffin population under pressure

Norway's puffin population has declined by two-thirds over the past 30 years and researchers are recording another major reduction this season. They say the...

More power line battles loom

Overhead power lines dot the landscape all over Norway, but now local officials may step up demands for underground or underwater cables instead, after...

Government re-evaluates alternatives to disputed Hardanger power lines

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg met opponents of overhead power lines in Hardanger face-to-face in his office on Tuesday, and later said his government would...

Spill preparedness called ‘shameful’

One year after a Chinese tanker grounded off Telemark and fouled Norway's southern coast, environmental activists and those charged with clean-up preparedness are crying...

More static over power line plans

Norway's long-dominant Labour Party has not been having a good summer. After being trounced in public opinion polls, it's now being assailed by both...

Statoil still keen on the Gulf

Norwegian oil company Statoil is logging big losses on the forced disruption of its exploration activity in the Gulf of Mexico, but says it...

Hydro’s profits point up a paradox

NEWS ANALYSIS: Major metals firm Norsk Hydro has reported renewed profitability but still plans to cut costs and possibly jobs on its home turf...

Fencing in the flock raises flak

At the height of Norway's traditional open grazing season, one sheep rancher in Hedmark has emerged as a fan of fences to protect his...

Calls rise for oil minister’s exit

Oil & Energy Minister Terje Riis-Johansen was back in the headlines over the weekend, after he told an Oslo newspaper that he "personally" thinks...

Stoltenberg wants polluters to pay

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been back in New York this week on UN business, charged with finding a means of financing climate measures...
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