The Circularity Gap Report Norway is an in-depth analysis of how Norway consumes raw materials—metals, fossil fuels, biomass and minerals—to fuel its societal needs. Currently, 97.6% of materials consumed each year never make it back into the economy. Norway also has one of the highest per capita consumption rates in …
polar bear cubs have been found with severe deformities in the Norwegian Arctic territory. Pollution levels are known to be high in this region. Researchers have found some of the bears with both male and female sex organs. Such deformities may be due to exposure of polychlorinated biphenyl chemicals ( …
the oil industry should switch investment from new oil exploration to renewable energy to avoid dangerous climate change, said the Greenpeace spokesperson Kalle Hesstvedt. A technical analysis conducted by the organisation has shown that only a quarter of global economic reserves of fossil fuels
hospitals in the us performed radiation experiments on mentally retarded Norwegians during the Cold War, reveals a retired senior health official. Fredrik Mellbye, a top government doctor from 1950 until 1972, says that these people were used to determine the effect of radiation on humans. Such experiments were carried out …
norway's hottest environmental issue at the moment is the planning of two gas-fuelled power plants, which will lead to the emission of 2,000,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide ( co 2 ) annually. Permission for setting up the plants was granted by the Norwegian parliament before industrialised countries agreed, in …
Soccer may be harmful for your brain. Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Norway, obtained magnetic resonance images of the brains of 15 male soccer players and 17 male American football players
the latest addition to the list of factors that lead to heart disease is one that depends on internal regulation of the body. Amino acids, the basic building blocks of proteins, are required by the body for metabolism. But a recent study conducted by Ottar Nygard and others in Haukeland …
the Norwegian Public Roads Administration plans to construct a 1,400-metre long tunnel that would float 25 metres below the surface of the 155-metre deep Hogsfjord near the western city of Stavanger. The proposed tunnel is first of its kind in the world which will have a two-lane automobile conduit and …
international resistance to Norway's whaling operations has been conspicuous by its absence in 1997. The current season has already proven to be the most productive for Norwegian whalers since 1992, the year in which Norway resumed commercial whaling defying the ban imposed by the International Whaling Commission ( iwc ) …
power deal: USA-based Enron Corporation has won a bid to build a US $500-million gas pipeline and power plant in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil. Enron is among the first to benefit from the concessions made by the Brazilian government to companies that will produce electricity in the energy-starved …
Saltwater power, the energy that is generated when river water converges with seawater, is being advocated for commercialisation. The resulting release of energy creates heat which can be turned into electrical power. Researchers in the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (sintef) at the University of Trondheim, Norway, are currently …
an unusual problem is plaguing the Norwegian rivers. Wild salmon returning to native habitats for spawning face an unexpected threat: salmon escapees that are either bred in fish farms or raised in special metal tanks with artificial lighting to speed up reproduction. These escapees are also vaccinated against infections and …
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), is being considered as an effective alternative to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). In Trondheim, Norway, buses filled with LNG will soon undergo test trials. Compared to CNG, LNG contains more energy per unit weight. It is also believed that emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from using …
NORWEGIAN hunters have just been given a bonanza - they have been bestowed the right by the wildlife authorities to kill more lynx (wild cats) than ever before. Citing the need for keeping the sheep and reindeer population in check, the Norwegian wildlife authorities say that the lynx population needs …
A new lighting control equipment based on daylight sensors is being tested in eight experimental offices in Trondheim, Norway, by the Norwegian Electric Power Research Institute. One of the two control systems in the equipment switches off lights automatically when day- light exceeds a specific limit, and switches them on …
IN A damning revelation, Bellona, the Norwegian environmental group, has disclosed that dozens of Russian nuclear ftiel containers carrying a large amount of radioactive matter which had been dumped by the Russian navy more than 30 years ago, have been found near the Norwegian borders . The shocking evidence, kept …
WHEN Bente Roestad began writing books about a mate octopus named Blekkulf in 1989, she couldn't have imagined that one day, Blekkulf would have 15,000 children across Norway joining him in his crusade to halt environmental degradation. It all began when as a little girl, Roestad had once watched fisherfolk …
A GIANT question mark casts a shadow over Norway's whale census, Recent revelations in a confidential document from the Norwegian Computing Centre and the University of Oslo disclose errors in the software used to estimate the North Atlantic minke whale population. Norway is in favour of a resumption of whale …
The Barents Sea recently became the epicentre of a major showdown between Norway and Iceland. In a dramatic assertion of their country's fishing rights in the area, Norwegian coastguard vessels cut free the nets of 4 Icelandic trawlers and fired a warning shot at another off Spitsbergen island. Although the …
FOR once, environmental activists and members of the International Olympic Committee are not at loggerheads. Norwegian conservation groups that were worried about the prospect of the 1994 Winter Olympics being held at Lillehammer have been promised that environment will carry equal priority with sports and culture at the Games. Said …
THE US has let Norway off the hook. US President Bill Clinton informed Congress, in the first week of October, that he does not intend to impose trade sanctions against Norway for violating an international ban on commercial whaling, but would instead persuade it to halt killing of minke whales. …
