Norway opens Arctic border area to oil drilling

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Posted on June 20, 2013 at 2:46 pm by Associated Press in Arctic, Europe

STOCKHOLM — Norway’s Parliament has opened up a new area on the fringe of the Arctic Ocean to offshore oil drilling despite protests from opponents who fear catastrophic oil spills in the remote and icy region.

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