February 15, 2016 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Russia’s Justice Ministry resorts to suing NGOs into closure Russia’s Justice Ministry has deployed another tactic to shut down NGOs it says aren’t in compliance with the foreign agent law: suing […]
February 11, 2016 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Kola nuclear plant shutdown blamed on deteriorated cable, ending silence on the malfunction The cause of a surprise reactor shutdown at Russia’s Kola Nuclear Power Plant’s No 4 reactor on Tuesday was finally explained by the […]
February 10, 2016 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, International climate conferences US Supreme Court jams up Obama’s signature climate effort and imperils CCS development NEW ORLEANS – In a move environmentalists are calling ‘misguided,’ the a divided US Supreme Court’s nine justices voted 5 to 4 late […]
February 9, 2016 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia’s Kola nuclear plant reactor shutdown spooks environmentalists The number 4 reactor at the Kola Nuclear Power Plant was automatically disconnected from the power grid via an automatic emergency […]
February 8, 2016 Climate change, Fossil fuels, Oil Obama’s oil tax aims to spark debate, not sway Congress President Obama is proposing in his 2017 budget an enormous cash infusion into developing new rail corridors, highway projects, pilot […]
February 3, 2016 Russian human rights issues, Sochi Olympic Games Former eco-prisoner Vitishko takes on illegal build outs at Olympic ski venues Undeterred by the conditions of his recent parole, a new ankle monitoring device, and nearly constant surveillance, Russia’s former […]
February 2, 2016 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Putin’s Human Rights Council says Justice Ministry botched NGO law amendments Mikhail Fedotov, head of the Russian Presidential Council for Human Rights and Civil Society, said proposed amendments to the country’s […]
February 1, 2016 Arctic, Climate change Bellona presents report on sustainable Arctic development TROMSØ, Norway – The authors of a new Bellona report told Arctic Frontiers forum in Tromsø last week that sustainable development for […]
January 28, 2016 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Russia’s Ecodefense NGO again refuses to pay state ordered fines over its ‘foreign agent’ status A civil court in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad has found the anti-nuclear group Ecodefense guilty of not signing itself up as a […]
January 27, 2016 Bio-CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Carbon capture and storage comeback must focus on industrial emissions, say experts Since the Paris climate agreement and its ambitious resolve to keep global warming to 2C to 1.5C over preindustrial temperatures, a number […]
January 25, 2016 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Russian Justice Ministry sinks NGOs in new mire of ‘political activity’ definitions According to new amendments suggested to the foreign agent law on Russian NGOs by Russia’s Justice Ministry, civil society organizations […]
January 21, 2016 Russian human rights issues, Sochi Olympic Games Recently freed eco-prisoner Vitishko now forced to wear ankle monitor Yevgeny Vitishko, the Russian environmentalist recently freed on parole from a Russian prison colony has been fitted with an ankle bracelet […]
January 20, 2016 Electric mobility, Future energy system Putin pushes electric car development in Russia MURMANSK – Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday issued a governmental order to revamp and modernize Russia’s ailing automobile […]
January 19, 2016 Fossil fuels, Renewable energy, Solar, Wind Russia pushes for renewables, but entrenched power lobbies and poor organization remain foes Russian government officials are revisiting an idea that was all but junked by President Vladimir Putin in 2010: renewable energy and the […]
January 18, 2016 Climate change, Fossil fuels, Industrial Pollution Obama’s coal moratorium good, but should end with ‘keep it in the ground’ NEW ORLEANS – Following on urgings by the world community to stop cosseting the fossil fuel industry with tax breaks, land grabs, and […]
January 14, 2016 Nuclear Russia Russian floating nuclear power plant’s port to cost $78.5 million Russian has announced $58 million of infrastructure development for the Chukotka region for Russia’s first-ever floating nuclear power […]
January 13, 2016 Climate change Obama’s State of the Union shoots to secure his environmental legacy President Obama’s eighth and final State of the Union address was geared to lay down the gauntlet protecting his environmental legacy in […]
January 11, 2016 Nuclear issues, Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics, Nuclear Russia Lithuania seeks to sever ties with Russian nuclear plants Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, has said his country will absolutely refuse to buy electric power produced by two large […]
January 11, 2016 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Prominent Bangladeshis ask Russia not to build nuclear power plant ROOPUR, Bangladesh – Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the government of Bangladesh have signed a deal to invest $12.65 […]
January 7, 2016 Arctic, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel Arctic waste storage plans draw divided opinions from environmentalists Russia’s national operator for radioactive waste management has received approval from the Arkhangelsk Regional Government to allow […]
