Alarm over Kara Sea permafrost thawing
Remember the big sinkhole on Yamal Peninsula discovered last summer? Scientists have now discovered leaking methane gas from the shelf
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Gazprom
Serious damage to drilling rig in Arctic Russia
The Gazprom Neft operated “Saturn” drilling rig lost one of its lifeboats and had its helipad destroyed by an
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The Arctic dimension of the Russia-China alliance
Moscow is getting ready to fuel China’s energy-hungry economy and is using Arctic assets in its bargain. Not only will
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In time of sanctions, Prirazlomnaya seeks Russian suppliers
Production proceeds as planned, but parts of equipment and services will be replaced by Russian suppliers, a top leader of
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Greenpeace activists leave Russia after Putin’s amnesty
Most of the 30 people arrested for a Greenpeace protest against Arctic oil drilling left Russia on Friday under an
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Finnish Greenpeace activist second in Guardian poll
Finnish Greenpeace activist Sini Saarela has finished second in the Guardian newspaper’s online ‘Person of the Year’ poll. US whistleblower
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What’s next after piracy charge for Finnish Greenpeace activist
Markku Kivinen, head of Helsinki University’s specialist Russian and east European Aleksanteri Institute, has cautioned Finnish politicians to use
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Greenpeace activists face Russian piracy charges
Russian investigators said Tuesday that they will file piracy charges against Greenpeace activists who tried to climb onto an
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Greenpeace says Canadians among activists on ship boarded by Russians in Arctic
Two Canadian activists are among a group of 25 people who were being held at gunpoint aboard a Greenpeace
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