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Permafrost melting did not trigger oil spill catastrophe, says Russian control authority

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 11:57
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A report from federal technical inspection authority Rostekhnadzor concludes that construction faults and maintenance negligence were main reasons for the

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As IMO meeting gets underway, NGOs urge strengthening of draft heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, November 16, 2020 at 15:52
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As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting gets underway this week, NGOs are calling for the

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Microplastic pollution in Antarctic waters mirrors rates in North Atlantic and Mediterranean

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, October 26, 2020 at 15:42
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Microplastics have been identified in Antarctic waters at rates that mirror the amounts found in oceans elsewhere in the world,

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Nornickel is “cynical, corrupt and socially irresponsible”, says Russia’s top legislator

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 26, 2020 at 10:13
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Following a parliament visit to the far northern company town of Norilsk, the Federation Council and its Speaker Valentina Matvienko

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Report highlights dramatic increase in fuel consumption in Arctic shipping

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, October 23, 2020 at 12:19 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:40
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Fuel consumption by ships plying Arctic waters grew by 82 per cent in recent years, according to a new report

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Russian Indigenous groups call on Elon Musk to boycott company behind Arctic environmental disasters

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 7, 2020 at 11:10
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The company that recently made international headlines for causing environmental disasters on the Taimyr Peninsula by spilling 20,000 tons of

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Clean-up of major diesel spill in Russian Arctic won’t be completed until next winter

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 8, 2020 at 10:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:38
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Thousands of tons of spilled diesel oil are being pumped into special containers placed along affected rivers and creeks. The

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Russia declares state of emergency in Siberia following major diesel spill

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 11:19 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:37
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Large territories of rivers, streams and tundra lands are covered by more than 20 thousand tons of diesel oil from

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Arctic river will take decades to recover from fuel spill: Russian official

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Posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 10:50 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:37
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Russia’s state fishing agency said on Tuesday an Arctic river would need decades to recover after 20,000 tonnes of oil

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Finland’s highest vehicle emissions down south, oldest cars up north

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020 at 12:36
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Finland’s car population continues to age, even as government considers ways to get motorists to switch to newer, more fuel-efficient or electric

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Canada plans to support ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 17:59 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 11:11
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Canada will support a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil by ships plying Arctic waters at the upcoming

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New “Frankenstein” shipping fuel could further pollute the Arctic, environmental groups say

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 12:33 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 09:33
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A coalition of environmental groups is demanding answers from the oil refining and shipping industries after it emerged that new

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Finland far behind climate goals, think tank says

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 12:25
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Finland’s carbon emissions are dropping far too slowly to reach the country’s climate goals, according to a fresh report from the Research

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Methane emissions in Arctic Ocean have long been overestimated, study claims

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 18:30
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A new study from UiT The Arctic University of Norway revealed that estimates of methane emissions released from the Arctic

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More shippers and shipping companies boycott Arctic sea routes, but it isn’t solving the problem, experts claim

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 11:58
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Three of the world’s top five shipping companies and a growing number of consumer goods producers have promised to stay