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Publish date: May 22, 2007
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“I can say that the information now produced is rather general, and I myself expect further examinations of specific questions such as what concrete impact the dredging will have on Baltic organisms and the ecosystem” chair of the Finnish parliament’s committee on environmental affairs Susanna Huovinen says.
Finland would like to see the route of the pipeline shifted 15 kilometers south, BarentsObserver reports. The new route would reportedly be safer in view of the seabed topography.
The Nord Stream pipeline will be 1,200 km long and stretch from the Russian city of Vyborg to German Greifswald. The Shtokman field in the Barents Sea is believed to be the main source for the Baltic pipeline.
An accident aboard numerous Volgoneft oil tankers in the Kerch in mid December clearly show what can happen to aged ships when they are operated in bad weather—and when economic and military objectives are prioritized over the lives of crews and environmental safety.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.