IKEA expands efforts to encourage green lifestyles
Greenbiz.com reports that over the next five years, IKEA will invest some USD 77 million in clean technology start-ups specialising in green tech prod...
Air carrier Norwegian asks employees to take wage cut
In its latest bid to cut costs, airline Norwegian has asked its employees to take a wage cut. Staff who accept the wage cut of between 5 and 10 per ce...
BizzEnergy welcomes BERR report
BizzEnergy, a leading energy supplier in the UK, has welcomed the publication of an energy report from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Reg...
Is Iceland finding oil on the Jan Mayen Ridge?
Very positive signs of oil have been found at the Dreki Area, on the Jan Mayen Ridge of Iceland. As reported last year, the Icelandic government inten...
Norway gets green light for carbon capture and storage
Authorities monitoring European competition announced that they will allow the Norwegian government to provide huge financial support for new technolo...
UNESCO may shut the door on oil drilling off Norway’s Lofoten islands
An ongoing debate between local conservationists and the oil industry could become moot if UNESCO adds the scenic Lofoten islands to its list of World...
Saving Iceland protests
The fourth Saving Iceland action camp has now begun in the area of Helguvik. Early this morning around forty activists from some ten countries occupie...
Norwegian gas fields purchased by energy giant Centrica
In a bid to expand its upstream oil and gas assets, Centrica recently purchased its first Norwegian gas assets from Marathon Oil for GBP 190 million. ...