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Biodiesel tax 'a shame for Norway'

A Labour Party-led government proposal to levy a new tax on biodiesel fuel has set off howls of protest from both environmentalists and commercial...

Industry gears up Lofoten campaign

Even though Norway's government has turned down proposals for new oil drilling off scenic Lofoten and Vesterålen during its new four-year term, the oil...

Norwegians not so green after all

A new study suggests that the vast majority of Norwegians are putting responsibility for emissions cuts on everyone but themselves. At the very least,...

Svalbard coal mine sparks conflicts

Environmental activists ended their protests over a controversial coal mine on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, but not because of any support from the...

Voters 'forgot' the environment

Many politicians thought that environmental issues would play a major role in the recent parliamentary election in Norway, but it appears voters forgot their...

'Oil spill ship' finally leaves Norway

The bulk cargo vessel Full City was finally towed out of Norway on Monday, six weeks after it grounded in a storm off Telemark and...

Royals open new national parks

Crown Crown Prince Haakon and King Carl Gustaf of Sweden jointly opened two new neighboring national parks off the coasts of both countries this week. Outer...

Ship inspections often find flaws

The bulk cargo ship that grounded off Norway's southern coast last week, setting off the country's worst oil spill ever, was cited for deficiencies...

Oil spill hits re-election campaign

The oil spill soiling Norway's coast this week is now being compared to the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska, and it looks set to play...

Spill leaves seabirds suffering

Thousands of seabirds, some of them endangered already, have died or are suffering after being covered with thick, poisonous oil spilled from a grounded...
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