19/12/2019at 11:17

Norway's new energy minister: "Wind turbines are rubbish"

Norway's new Minister of Petroleum and Energy Sylvi Listhaug, a self-declared 'climate skeptic', was once ousted as minister following a political attack on Facebook. This summer, she compared wind turbines with litter.

Norges nye olie- og energiminister, Sylvi Listhaug. | Photo: PR / Fremskrittspartiet

by VICTOR EMIL KRISTENSEN

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