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Norway to Ban Deforestation-Linked Palm Oil Biofuels in Historic Vote

Norway to Ban Deforestation-Linked Palm Oil Biofuels in Historic Vote

The Norwegian parliament voted this week to make Norway the world’s first country to bar its biofuel industry from importing deforestation-linked palm oil starting in 2020, The Independent reported. Environmentalists celebrated the move as a victory for rainforests, the climate and endangered species such as orangutans that have lost their habitats due to palm oil […]

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    ‘Kayaktivists’ Board Rig Set to Drill Arctic

    ‘Kayaktivists’ Board Rig Set to Drill Arctic

    Peaceful “kayaktivists” from Greenpeace Norway boarded a Statoil-contracted rig set to drill two Arctic wells this year. Two people boarded the rig at the Skipavik yard on Norway’s west coast Thursday morning and have requested a meeting with the rig’s captain. Another 10 activists are in the water with signs that say, “Same shit, new […]

    Downsizing: Matt Damon Takes on Climate Change With Humor

    Downsizing: Matt Damon Takes on Climate Change With Humor

    By Michael Svoboda There are several reasons climate communicators and activists, and not just cli-fi aficionados, could benefit by seeing Downsizing, the end-of-2017 movie starring Matt Damon and directed by Alexander Payne—to be released March 20 on disk. 1. It is one of the few films that addresses climate change mitigation (i.e. reducing greenhouse gas […]

    Norway Is Banning Fur Farming

    Norway Is Banning Fur Farming

    By Conor Sneyd Norway is introducing a total ban on fur farming, according to a statement released by the Norwegian animal rights organization NOAH this weekend. The country is currently home to 300 fur farms, which breed and kill 700,000 minks and 110,000 foxes every year, so this is truly a massive victory for animals. […]

    Groups Sue Norway Over Failure to Protect Environment for Future Generations

    Groups Sue Norway Over Failure to Protect Environment for Future Generations

    By David Leestma Greenpeace and the Nature and Youth environmental group opened a lawsuit this week over Norway’s failure to abide by its constitutional obligation to safeguard the environment for future generations. The lawsuit, which focuses on local environmental damage and the contribution that oil extraction will make to climate change, challenges 10 licenses issued […]

    World’s Biggest Investment Fund Considers Divesting From Fossil Fuels

    World’s Biggest Investment Fund Considers Divesting From Fossil Fuels

    By Julia Conley Environmental advocates on Thursday applauded the latest organization to shift away from continued support of the fossil fuel industry—Norway’s national bank. In a move 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben called “astonishing,” Norges Bank, which oversees the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, advised the Norwegian government to dump all of its shares in oil […]

    5 Nobel Peace Laureates Urge Norway PM Candidates to Show Climate Leadership

    5 Nobel Peace Laureates Urge Norway PM Candidates to Show Climate Leadership

    By Hannah McKinnon Five Nobel Peace Laureates have called on Norwegian Prime Ministerial candidates to declare their intent to put an end to fossil fuel exploration and expansion. The letter, sent in advance of the country’s national elections in mid-September, is an appeal for climate leadership. But they are also the world’s seventh largest exporter […]

    Actress Lucy Lawless Joins Greenpeace Protest Against Arctic Drilling

    Actress Lucy Lawless Joins Greenpeace Protest Against Arctic Drilling

    Eleven peaceful activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have taken to the water in inflatable boats with handheld banners to oppose the Statoil Songa Enabler oil rig, 275 km North off the Norwegian coast, in the Arctic Barents sea. The banners say: “People Vs. Arctic Oil” and are directed at Statoil and the Norwegian […]

    Billionaire Gives Away His Fortune to Help Save the Ocean

    Billionaire Gives Away His Fortune to Help Save the Ocean

    Norwegian businessman Kjell Inge Røkke is not someone usually admired for environmental stewardship. Described by Forbes as a “ruthless corporate raider,” Røkke made his billions as the majority stakeholder in shipping and offshore drilling conglomerate, Aker. The twist to this story? Røkke has decided to give “the lion’s share” of his estimated $2.7 billion fortune […]