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1. No climate for trains in Norway?
I write this column on an inexplicably delayed train in England. Other common adjectives for the UK's train system include rickety, slow, cramped, and unreliable.
Published on 4th May, 2013 at 9:46pm by Ilan Kelman.
2. Nuking our future generations and their energy
Nuclear energy is presented as the solution to our energy woes every few years, it seems. Yet the waste from nuclear power has been particularly concerning.
Published on 20th April, 2013 at 11:35am by Ilan Kelman.
3. Reaping the fruits of our disfavours?
Does growing strawberries north of the Arctic Circle perhaps mean that climate change is not so bad after all?
Published on 6th April, 2013 at 9:54am by Ilan Kelman.
4. ‘In fair weather, prepare for foul’
Thomas Fuller had a point. Easter holidaymakers in southern Norway are basking in the sunshine, whilst people are losing their lives in the north.
Published on 30th March, 2013 at 12:00pm by Ilan Kelman.
5. One person's rubbish is another person's treasure
Or so the ancient idiom says. In today's environmentally conscious world, another idiom is 'The Three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle.'
Published on 10th March, 2013 at 8:42am by Ilan Kelman.
6. Strong voices in the battle for climate unity
Which small country with shipping as an economic base is concerned about climate change and sustainability? Norway, but also Singapore.
Published on 23rd February, 2013 at 11:00am by Ilan Kelman.
7. Talking about the birds and the bees
Sex is everywhere, and it is popular too.
Published on 8th February, 2013 at 1:15pm by Nora Svensson Paus and Ilan Kelman.
8. Norway’s Svalbard and climate change solutions
Svalbard/Spitsbergen is engrained in Norwegian consciousness as the magical, mystical archipelago at the top of the world. It represents isolation, polar bears, climate change, the midnight sun, and weeks of darkness.
Published on 1st February, 2013 at 10:32am by Ilan Kelman.
9. Energy thirst-quenching via osmosis
We are thirsty for more and more electricity. Norway is getting creative through ‘osmotic energy’ to generate electricity in Tofte on Oslofjord.
Published on 21st January, 2013 at 10:59am by Ilan Kelman.
10. Business as usual?
The end of the world did not quite happen as planned. We are doing impressively well as a species in continuing where the Mayans allegedly left off.
Published on 1st January, 2013 at 11:10am by Ilan Kelman.
11. Heating up the capital
As Norway settles into the chill of another winter, we are fortunate that some streets have heated pavements to prevent us slipping on ice. Or does that make us 'unfortunate'?
Published on 15th December, 2012 at 1:35pm by Ilan Kelman.
12. Corporate conundrums
Are corporations the evil multinational empire sucking you and your descendants' blood, or do-gooders who keep the world turning? The truth is that both forms exist--alongside many in between.
Published on 30th November, 2012 at 8:44pm by Ilan Kelman.
13. Petrol and philosophy
'Thinking dutifully, acting beautifully' encapsulates what Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss and his Deep Ecology movement stand for. It was also the title of last week's Arne Næss Symposium at the University of Oslo.
Published on 17th November, 2012 at 8:53am by Ilan Kelman and Robbie Andrew.
14. Putting humans on environmental trial
We are killing our ecosystems. Urban expansion, poaching, exploitive fishing, climate change, and persistent pollutants, amongst other human activities, are wiping out species and interfering with biological processes at a terrifyingly rapid rate.
Published on 2nd November, 2012 at 10:04am by Ilan Kelman.
15. Disaster prevention: A shared responsibility
Everyone can contribute to tackling disasters. The measures are often simple and cheap, yet effective.
Published on 19th October, 2012 at 10:09am by Ilan Kelman.
16. For the love of science
Another October rolls around and we will be going through another week of headlines about Nobel Prize winners.
Published on 6th October, 2012 at 12:13pm by Ilan Kelman.
17. Norwegian oil help: A mixed blessing?
The search for oil goes on with Norway continuing to look beyond its own shores.
Published on 24th September, 2012 at 11:05am by Ilan Kelman.
18. Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the fjord
Continued research may help people living in other parts of Norway should or when the next tsunami strikes.
Published on 11th September, 2012 at 10:50am by Bård Romstad and Ilan Kelman.
19. Road-sharing for hogs
An old joke is that driving/cycling is safe as long as everyone gives me the right-of-way. Sadly, it seems as if conflicts amongst different road users in Norway continue to increase.
Published on 4th September, 2012 at 3:39pm by Ilan Kelman.
20. Fishing in a sea of climate change
Norwegians have a rich history of fishing. So do people from Belize, a small country in the Caribbean.
Published on 10th August, 2012 at 10:38am by Marianne Karlsson and Ilan Kelman.
