Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The Norway Post reports that Norway Prime Minster Jens Stoltenberg and his Labor Party has disregarded opposition to biodiesel road tax. The Labor Party now says biodiesel must be taxed on level with other fuels. This tax is currently NOK 3.40, and if added, this will make biodiesel more expensive than ordinary diesel fuel. This [...]
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Dr James Wilkie (Letters, 10 November) takes me to task for suggesting Norway pays to implement EU rules but has no influence in making them.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Oslo - Helping Afghans claim their future was the main theme of a meeting between NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo Friday. The way forward is that the Afghan people and government tak...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
The University of Trondheim in Norway may become the first university in the West to adopt an academic boycott of Zionist regime, if a majority of its board votes in favor of the move at a meeting on the subject next month.2009/10/31
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
A fleet of 35 pink taxis recently debuted in Puebla, Mexico, a colonial city halfway between Mexico City and Veracruz. These taxis are driven only by women, and they do not stop for male passengers.
Times Online - Guest contributors (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Jens Stoltenberg, the recently re-elected Prime Minister of Norway, could not have been more frank. Asked if entry into the European Union was on his government’s agenda, he replied — almost with pride — that Norway was the only country that had twice rejected Brussels’ embrace. There were, he said, no plans to hold a third referendum. “I was there the last time it was...
The Grumpy Spindoctor (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Roy Hattersley has written an interesting article on Norway in the Times: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6882977.ece "Jens Stoltenberg, the recently re-elected Prime Minister of Norway, could not have been more frank. Asked if entry into the European Union was on his government’s agenda, he replied — almost with pride — that Norway...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Oslo - Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg presented a reshuffled cabinet Tuesday that reflected his Labour Party's gains in last month's elections. The Labour Party added the finance ministry portfolio to its share. The ministry was to be head...
Øblog (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
The new list has leaked and this time it has more women than men, nice work Jens – it looks great. Except Kristin Halvorsen, she shouldn’t stay in politics. It will be presented 11:20am today. Men * Prime Minister: Jens Stoltenberg (Ap) * Minister of Finance: Sigbjørn Johnsen (Ap) * Minister of foreign affairs: Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) * Minister [...]
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov has made it to the 25th spot in a ranking of the hottest leaders in the world, which lists 172 entries. Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko tops the ranking ahead of second-place Jens Stoltenberg of Norway, bronze medalist King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, fourth-place finisher Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and fifth-place Argentine...
JammieWearingFool (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Well, the Nobel Committee and MSNBC hosts aren't the ones voting here. If they were, Obama would probably be spots 1 through 10. Oddly enough, The One is way down the list at No. 15. Granted, there's nothing scientific about the voting, but it's apparently newsworthy. I might add I can't disagree with the No. 1 choice.If you thought Barack Obama was the hottest world leader out there, think again
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
A surprised world greeted the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama with a mixture of praise and scepticism on Friday.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
US President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, saying he was deeply humbled by the honour he views as a call to action to solve the world's probl...
Green Options (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Norway committed to cut their greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2020 this week. This is the most ambitious goal of any rich nation to date. Norway’s prime minister Jens Stoltenberg (just re-elected) is meeting the requests of many developing nations and environmental NGOs with this commitment. Read more of this story »
Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama will come to Oslo to collect the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday after speaking with Obama. The prize is handed out on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the 1896...
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