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norway expands oil drilling
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Norway boosts oil production, defying environmental concerns

In a move that contradicts its environmental image, Norway has significantly increased oil drilling licenses, indicating a surge in hydrocarbon extraction.

Atle Staalesen reports for the Barents Observer.

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Norway expands oil drilling
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Norway expands oil drilling, boosts production

The petrostate awards another 62 drilling licenses to the oil and gas industry and approaches a 15-year high in hydrocarbon extraction.

PA environmental groups circulate petition asking for update on studies of oil & gas health impacts
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PA environmental groups circulate petition asking for update on studies of oil & gas health impacts

Several environmental groups are inviting citizens to sign a petition asking the state Department of Health and the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to provide an update on studies of the health impacts of oil and gas industrial facilities.

Energy execs: Climate change a concern, but oil & gas will be needed for decades
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Energy execs: Climate change a concern, but oil & gas will be needed for decades

At a major energy conference in Houston, a few oil executives talked about a need to reinvent the industry, but they still see a long fossil future.
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