Norway
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Norway’s approach to electric cars pays off in a big way
One in three new cars in Norway are electric.
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Norway divests from coal, promises to cut carbon, steals our hearts
O Nordic land, will you be our tall, blue-eyed, climate-hawk Valentine?
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Norway’s massive oil wealth could be invested in renewables, “change the world”
Norway has more money than it knows what to do with. And while leaders figure out how they want to manage the nation’s roughly $790 billion public pension fund going forward, there’s real potential for an “unprecedented shift” in renewable energy investment. Norway’s enormous pension coffers, fat off the country’s offshore oil wealth, could ironically […]
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Critical List: The Navy and USDA invest in biofuels; Norway's big oil find
The Navy, USDA, and Energy Department are investing in biofuels that come from plants we don't eat.
As Shell fought an oil leak in the North Sea, Norway's biggest oil company announced it had found a huge oil field there. Oh awesome, nothing can go wrong with this!
Shell's also helping Iraq to double its capacity to produce natural gas.
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Norway terrorist is a climate change denier
Anders Breivik, Norway terrorist, is a climate change denier, like many American conservatives.
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Norway plans billion-dollar clean energy fund for world’s poor
What is it about those hoar-frosted Scandinavians that makes them crazy ambitious when it comes to clean energy? First it was Denmark's promise to go 100 percent renewable; now their buddies in Norway want to launch a billion-dollar fund for building renewable energy in the developing world. Norway has already pledged more than $500 million […]
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Social network for mass transit almost redeems social networks
Photo: Sveter SveterMan, what did we do before we had smartphones to answer all of life’s questions? Wracking your brains to remember who played Chunk in “The Goonies”? You can haul out IMDB at the bar. Wondering where to go for dinner? There are apps to tell you the best place within walking distance of […]
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Top five forest stories of 2010
In the context of an overall bleak 2010 for the planet, forests offer a bright point for some celebration.
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Indonesia’s billion-dollar climate experiment
Can rich nations pay Indonesia, a corruption-riddled government, to protect its rainforests?