A piece of the World

What happens in Russia?

January 9, 2012 – 12:41 am

There is much exciting happening in Russia these days, and it may be wise to remain more or less oriented. Here are some reading tips. After the parliamentary elections that deprived the powerparty “United Russia”, the two-thirds majority they had, there are many who claim that there still was a lot of cheating in the election.Voting read more »

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Russia

Christmas protests

December 24, 2011 – 11:02 am

Today we will open our presents here in Norway, while in Russia there will be protests against the fraudulent election earlier this month. I wish the protesters the best of luck. It would be nice if they could open up a democratic Russia when father Christmas comes this year. I must admit I have my read more »

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Economy environment

We need more money to protect against climate change

October 6, 2011 – 11:31 am

Oil from the North Sea gives Norway a lot of money, but also a big responsibility to mitigate climate change. Photo: Flickr/polandeze

Today, the Norwegian national budget will be presented. While there will be a lot of money to support carbon capture and storage, as well as a lot of money for the worlds forests. However, the budget will also show that we are not using enough on climate. In 2010, Norway exported 77,954,000 tons of crude read more »

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Economy European union

Let Greece go bust

October 5, 2011 – 12:13 pm

No one wished for the current crisis in Europe, but that it happens is still an expression of conscious politics. The EU’s four freedoms and the introduction of the euro is the basis for the crisis we see today. The EU-system changes power conditions in the labor market, high unemployment reduces the unions power – read more »

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Economy USA

Low hanging fruit

September 22, 2011 – 11:01 am

Growth in the U.S. economy from the war and until the middle of the 70th century was based on the picking of three low hanging fruit. Now, the fruits are picked, and perhaps it is one of the reasons that there are so few jobs created in the United States.That, at least is the claim read more »

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International

New countries in Africa

February 8, 2011 – 12:31 pm

Southern Sudan is the latest country in Africa, after a referendum gave the result that 99 percent voted for secession from Sudan. I think this is good, I’m for self-government. The international community has also largely applauded the new state. Southern Sudan has many problems, and it is not difficult to imagine that the country read more »

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Norway

Farewell dear bike engine

April 19, 2010 – 11:42 am

Friday my bike engine stopped working. On the way to work with children in the trailer, suddenly everything went black and instead of progress and aid all I got was regenerative braking. The engine settled in the charging mode, so in addition to my own weight, the weight of two kids in the trailer and read more »

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Norway

The Norwegian elections and the aftermath

October 9, 2009 – 10:26 am

The Norwegian election bucked the trend that we are seeing in Europe these days. More and more countries are governed by the Centre-left. It seems like only small countries in the European periphery, like Norway, Portugal and Greece bucks this trend. The election gave the government a slightly smaller majority than last time, however there read more »

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