As oil slumps, Norway explores new fields in the Arctic:
But the move does make you look askance at Norway. This week, MPs in the super-rich oil nation are expected to vote against further protection of one of the world's most important biological hotspots, so enabling continued exploration in the Barents Sea.
This comes off the back of a pledge to delay more than $10bn in taxes for petroleum companies, to spur investment which will help fund drilling in a uniquely biodiverse area called the marginal ice zone.
[...] But then Norway is environmentally at odds with itself.
You have the oil that made it one of the richest nations on earth. Then walk around Oslo and you will see electric cars all over the place - in fact, three out of four cars now sold in Norway are either wholly or partially electric.
And 98 percent of Norway's electricity comes from renewable energy, of which hydropower is the main source. The nation talks highly of its own sustainable prowess. And well it might.
But all those fossil fuels Norway extracts? They go overseas. The nation may not emit too many greenhouse gases, but it exports them on a colossal scale. Norway's wealth is someone else's smog.
Perhaps Norwegians welcome global warming?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 19 2020, @04:22PM (5 children)
You seem particularly irked and triggered by one particular young lady.
Do you want to elaborate on why that is? Does she per-chance say things that hurt your feelings because deep down, you know they are true and don't really want to take the actions necessary because you're a bit on the lazy side, or because it would conflict with other pre-conceptions and identities you've adopted?
Do, please, have a bit of a lie down and tell us all about it...
(Score: 3, Touché) by Snotnose on Friday June 19 2020, @04:41PM (2 children)
She's his ex.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 19 2020, @05:41PM (1 child)
Who *wouldn't* be her ex.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 19 2020, @07:47PM
non pedos? get help dooderino
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @12:29AM (1 child)
#BLM... all the wasted news cycles spent on AGW take away from more important and pressing issues like paying Black reparations for centuries of slavery, implementing affirmative action programs so deserving Blacks can get more university spots, eliminating racially stereotyped food marketing like Aunt Jemima pancakes and Uncle Obama's Arugula, defunding police departments and putting the money into Black reparations fund, etc.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2020, @02:35AM
Summary of the above post:
Whiny white supremacist incel gets triggered by something and flies into an off-topic, autistic rant.