Fossil fuels

Fossil fuels are the world’s number one contributor to climate change, but their use will likely continue for some time. Bellona explores ongoing degradation thanks to fossil fuels and what can be done to abate their use.

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Fossil fuels

September 5, 2014 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Oil

BP found guilty of ‘gross negligence’ in Deepwater Horizon spill – victims far from rejoicing

NEW ORLEANS – British oil giant BP’s “gross negligence” and “profit-driven decisions” in the Gulf of Mexico was directly […]

August 28, 2014 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Oil

Crushing oyster harvest in Gulf devastating fishermen as science tries to determine if oil or water is to blame

DELACROIX, Louisiana – Stanley Encalade, 54, an out-of-work oysterman doing odd jobs on boats along highway 300 running through what’s […]

August 27, 2014 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Oil

Sea monsters and devoured jobs are sinking shrimp harvesters four years after the BP blowout

GRAND ISLE, Louisiana – It’s Thursday August 3, the third day of the 2014 shrimping season, and the offices and boatyards of Dean […]

August 26, 2014 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Oil

Dispersant illness robbing a once strong local generation of work, economic security

NEW ORLEANS/BAYOU LABATRA, Alabama – Lamont Moore’s short dreadlocks and mammoth fists make a shot glass of his coffee mug in the well […]

August 25, 2014 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Oil

Are rising cancer rates now a fixture among post-Deepwater Horizon illness?

NEW ORLEANS/BAYOU LABATRE, Alabama – The last thing veteran shrimp fisherman Jack Hill expected to catch when he participated in efforts […]

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Hallstein Havåg

Director of Policy and Research
hallstein@bellona.no
+47 99451040

Hallstein Havåg is Master of Science in Energy and Environmental Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He worked for seven years in Alstom, most recently as a group manager in Mechanical and Project Engineering. He has also worked as sales manager in Alstom Environmental Control Systems in charge of Middle East and as proposal manager, with projects in amongst others, Latin America and the Middle East. Havåg is part of Bellona’s management and takes the position as Head of science and projects. He is operationally in charge of project and programme management as well as internal coordination and professional development.