August 26, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Fallout from Russia’s mysterious blast now suggests a reactor blew up, experts say Russia’s state weather agency said Monday that it had found the radioactive isotopes of strontium, barium and lanthanum in test samples […]
August 26, 2019 Climate change, Electric mobility, Transport Bellona and Flåm AS: Paving the path to zero-emission tourism To provide sustainable tourism that protects Flåm, the surrounding environment and the fjords, as well as comply with the new zero-emission […]
August 23, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russian floating nuclear plant sets sail amid a sea of concerns Russia Friday launched the Akademik Lomonosov, an audacious and experimental floating nuclear power plant that has been more than a decade […]
August 22, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Putin says mysterious radiological blast poses no threat President Vladimir Putin has said there is no threat from a deadly explosion at a secretive military testing range – an event that […]
August 21, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Stoppage at Russian nuclear plant causes jitters Russian officials earlier this week shut off a block of the Beloyarsk nuclear power station after picking up a “false” response […]
August 21, 2019 Climate change, Future energy system, International climate conferences Bellona has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Port of Oslo Oslo Harbor KF has signed a cooperation agreement with the Bellona Foundation. Bellona will partner up with the Port of Oslo to make the […]
August 20, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russian radiation detectors went dark in wake of mysterious explosion Four of Russia’s nuclear monitors went silent in the days following a mysterious explosion that led to radiation spikes in the country’s […]
August 19, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russian doctors not warned patients came from mysterious radioactive blast, says report Russian authorities and media continue to puzzle observers by offering contradictory information about whether victims of an August 8 rocket […]
August 16, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Radiation detected from Norway likely not from Russia’s mystery explosion Norway’s nuclear safety authority is analyzing a small amount of radioactive iodine detected in the air over the country’s north in the […]
August 15, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russian officials issue confusing evacuation orders from village near radiological explosion Russian military officials have issued conflicting reports this week about whether residents in the area near a mysterious nuclear accident […]
August 12, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia says small nuclear reactor blew up in deadly Arctic accident The international community is racing to understand a mysterious explosion that released radiation off the coast of northern Russia last […]
August 7, 2019 Arctic, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet Russia to build two more nuclear icebreakers Russia has said it will build two new nuclear icebreakers in a bid to make a rapidly melting trade route through the Arctic accessible to […]
August 6, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia’s floating nuclear plant to make its way across the Arctic Russia is preparing to launch its audaciously conceived floating nuclear power plant, the Akademik Lomonosov, deploying it 6,000 kilometers […]
August 5, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Sunken Soviet Sub leaking high levels of radiation, Norwegian researchers say Norwegian researchers have discovered that a Soviet nuclear submarine that sank in the Barents Sea 30 years ago, killing 41 sailors, is […]
August 2, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Mysterious 2017 cloud of radiation over Europe came from Russia, new research says New international research has suggested that an enormous radioactive cloud that covered part of Europe in 2017 was produced by a nuclear […]
July 11, 2019 Air Pollution, Arctic, Climate change, European Union, Future energy system Finnish EU Council Presidency Agenda: How Will This Impact Climate Action and Sustainability ? The Finnish Presidency agenda will be working to strengthen EU’s values and rule of law, establish a competitive and socially inclusive […]
July 10, 2019 Bio-CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Fossil fuels, Gas, Oil Overexposed Report Illustrates Oil and Gas Reckless Investment Plans for the Future The watchdog group, Global Witness, published the report “Overexposed” on April 23, that investigates the investments oil and gas will […]
July 8, 2019 Air Pollution, Electric mobility, Transport Bellona demonstrates Zero-Emission Solution for Shipping Bellona decided to contribute to this year’s EU Sustainable Energy Week 2019 with the event “Sailing towards Paris: Can Shipping be […]
July 2, 2019 Accidents and incidents, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Russian Navy Fire aboard nuclear powered Russian submersible kills at least 14 A fire aboard a Russian deep-sea research vessel has killed at least 14 personnel, including high-ranking naval officers, all of whom were […]
June 25, 2019 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Activist from Ecodefense, under pressure from Russia’s ‘foreign agent’ law, flees to Germany The head of a Russian environmental organization has been forced to flee to Germany to avoid arrest on several charges stemming from […]
