Archive for ‘norway’
Forests, carbon capture keys to climate
January 18th, 2008
Protecting forests and burying greenhouse gases are key ways of slowing world climate change, Norway’s prime minister said on Friday a day after the Nordic nation set a stiff 2030 goal of becoming “carbon neutral”.
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Prince Charles to work with Norway to save forests
December 27th, 2007
Britain’s Prince Charles has offered to team up with Norway in projects to save forests around the world, Norwegian officials said on Thursday.
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Gore in Norway for Peace Prize Ceremony
December 8th, 2007
Former Vice President Al Gore has arrived in Norway to accept the Nobel Peace Prize he shared for the campaign against global warming, and shunned the traditional airport motorcade in favour of climate saving public transport.
Popularity: 2%
Oil spill fears
August 27th, 2007
Environmental fears after almost 300 tonnes of fuel oil spills from broken ship off Norway. The “Server”, which was carrying no cargo en route to Murmansk in northwestern Russia, had 585 tonnes of bunker fuel oil and 72 tonnes of marine diesel aboard when it ran aground, the Coastal
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