Oil

The world’s persistent dependence on oil continues to be one of the biggest challenges to preventing climate change and maintaining environmental integrity worldwide. This section explores the global oil industry and the challenges it presents to advancing a robust ecological agenda.

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Oil

Rybachy

April 14, 2004 Oil

Oil drillers arrive on the Rybachy Peninsula in Russias far north

ST. PETERSBURG—Despite the fact that the Murmansk Regional Land Committee declared that initial oil drilling plans by one of the…

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July 26, 2003 Oil

Oil of Unknown Origin Pollutes Kaliningrad Stretch of Baltic Sea

ST. PETERSBURG As a result of a heavy leak of black oil from an as yet unknown source, conflicting reports…

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July 23, 2003 Oil

Russian Pipelines Burst: Oil Rivers Flow

ST. PETERSBURG Severe environmental repercussions are still being felt in the Nenets Autonomous Region, or NAR, about 1200 kilometres…

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June 25, 2003 Oil

Russian oil tanker appears safe—for the moment

A Russian tanker loaded with 100,000 tonnes of oil has fixed its engine problem and is temporarily beyond danger, Norwegian…

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August 29, 2002 Oil

Snøhvit: Reasons for Bellonas opposition

The Snøhvit Field in the Barents Sea is about to be developed. The Barents Sea is one of the worlds…