Hurray! The labour party (finally) voted against drilling for oil outside Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja, in the very north of Norway, near to or above the arctic circle.
This has been a long fight for the enviromental lobby.
But really, it should have been obvious.
We _know_ that if we want to limit global warming, we can't even extract all the oil from currently developed fields.
In addition, an oil spill outside Lofoten could devestate the cod population of the north atlantic ocean, and destroy industries both in Norway and elsewhere.
This has been a long fight for the enviromental lobby. But really, it should have been obvious.
We _know_ that if we want to limit global warming, we can't even extract all the oil from currently developed fields.
In addition, an oil spill outside Lofoten could devestate the cod population of the north atlantic ocean, and destroy industries both in Norway and elsewhere.