1960's, 70's and 80's

After the warnings in the 1950s and 1960s, the industry continued to spew out toxic gases during the 1970s. They were really going at it this period. During this time, a material called asbestos was used in the production of something called asbestos cement sheets, which were used as building cladding. Asbestos is an extremely dangerous and toxic material. Asbestos cement was also produced extensively here in Norway. In Slemmestad in Asker, there was a dedicated asbestos cement factory. It was shut down in 1978 because they discovered serious illnesses among the workers due to the asbestos in the cement sheets.

During this time and since the early 1900s, amalgam was also used in dental fillings, which has been a topic of debate in the media for the past 20 years. This was discussed, among other things, in a documentary program in 2005. From 1950s and until 1970s, they were using all sorts of dangerous chemicals in everything. They had PCBs, brominated flame retardants, asbestos, amalgam, and many other strange things. Around the year 2000, they stopped producing pressure-treated materials with PCBs. Moreover, it is said that many Norwegian schools in the 1960s and 1970s had ventilation systems and insulation containing asbestos.

Later in the 1970s and 1980s, there was a growing environmental awareness that began to reflect in the culture through movies and TV shows that included environmental themes. In the 80s, they also stopped producing the so-called "gas guzzlers" (which referred to large American cars) with V12 engines and high emissions.

Towards the end of the 1970s, scientists reportedly warned the world again, this time also targeting politicians with clear signals that they needed to take action. At that time, the then-president of the United States was Jimmy Carter. It is also said that he sold himself and the Americans to China, as can be seen today with the enormous debt the USA owes to the Eastern giant.

In the 1980s, something significant happened. There was a record-breaking cold temperature in Antarctica, the coldest continent on Earth. The temperature dropped to a staggering -89.3 degrees Celsius (-128.7 degrees Fahrenheit). This record has never been broken since. At the same time, an ozone hole was discovered in Antarctica. Back home in Norway, in the early 1970s, the world's first Ministry of the Environment was established. During most of the 1970s, former Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland is said to have led this ministry.

In the 1970s, Norway also experienced two extremely hot summers. On June 20, 1970, the temperature reached a scorching 35.7 degrees Celsius (96.3 degrees Fahrenheit) in Nesbyen in Hallingdal, previously in Buskerud county. This is the highest temperature ever recorded in Norway and has never been surpassed. On August 6, 1975, it was also recorded at 35.0 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) at Staur Experimental Farm in Stange municipality, previously in Hedmark county. This is the hottest August temperature recorded in Norway, and it has not been surpassed either. In the same year, 1975, Stavanger also set a heat record, which was broken in 2018.

After the record-breaking cold and the discovery of the ozone hole in Antarctica, the use of CFC gases in aerosol sprays and refrigerators was banned


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