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Commenting on Exxon’s deal to drill for oil in the
Russian Arctic, Greenpeace senior polar campaigner Ben Ayliffe
said:
“Exxon’s staggering Arctic investment is proof that the
age of easy oil is coming to an end. The oil industry is being pushed into
increasingly remote and marginal areas where costs and risks are commensurately
higher, and all to chase the last remaining drops of a fuel that causes
pollution, corruption and climate change.”
He continued:
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Posted by jamie — 21 October 2009 at 1:01pm
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A large chunk of northern Russia is tundra where the ground is hardened by the arctic conditions into permafrost. Yet even in these harsh climes humans manage to thrive - like the Nenet people, whose nomadic reindeer-herding way of life takes them across north-west Siberia.
But as climate change takes hold, the permafrost is melting, releasing large quantities of carbon dioxide and methane. It's causing problems for the Nenet, altering the availability of their reindeers' food as well as prompting other changes in the local eco-system.
Posted by jossc — 9 May 2008 at 4:05pm
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Bottom trawling, possibly the most destructive fishing method yet devised by man, is to be regulated across the whole North Atlantic ocean. The process, which involves dragging nets weight down by metal girders across the seabed, is notorious for its wastefulness. Besides legitimate target species such as cod, plaice and sole, vast quantities of corals, sponges and other deep sea creatures are destroyed as bycatch. The devastation caused is so great that Greenpeace has been calling for some time for a moritorium (suspension of activity) on bottom trawling. Now it looks as though some progress may be being made.
Posted by jamie — 1 August 2007 at 3:28pm
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After twenty years out of fashion, the term 'cold war' has become the hot favourite in Fleet Street once more. Not just because diplomatic relations between Russia and the UK distinctly frosty at the moment, but Russia's current Arctic adventures are lowering the temperature even further.
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Great grey owls hunt in the northern forests of Finland and European Russia
There are few remaining areas of ancient forest in Europe, but most of what is left lies in the far north, in Finland, Sweden and Russia. These forests are home to tens of thousands of indigenous peoples, including the Komi, the Nenets, and the reindeer-herding Sámi. They have also ensured the survival of species such as brown bears, flying squirrels and the highly endangered eagle owl.
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The Russian Head of the Federal Forestry Agency Valery Roschupkin, has ordered an immediate investigation into massive violations of forest law in the Russian republic of Karelia. This follows the release of a report by Greenpeace last year which highlighted wide-spread illegal logging in the province and showed how this timber is being imported into Finland to industry giants including UPM and Stora Enso, which is partly owned by the Finnish State.[1]
Posted by jamie — 13 March 2007 at 7:04pm
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Amidst all the current hoo-hah about Trident, we have some good news from Russia or, at least, the potential for good news.
Back in September, our Partners in Crime report revealed how Finland is importing vast quantities of timber logged illegally in neighbouring Russia. According to federal law, all forestry management plans must undergo an Environmental Impact Assessment - in the republic of Karelia these assessments are not being done yet the local government continues to hand out logging permits.
However, this week the Head of the Federal Forestry Agency in Russia has ordered an immediate investigation into the problem, appointing a commission to report back next month. This is a huge step forward and acknowledges the scale of the problem - of all the timber felled in Karelia, the majority is illegal.
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As an international organisation, we can campaign to protect forests in two key ways. Firstly, we take action by investigating the scene of the crime in places like Indonesia and the Amazon, where destructive and illegal logging is taking place. Secondly, by exposing those responsible for destruction, we take action in consumer countries like the UK that are creating a demand for cheap wood and agricultural products.
Posted by jamie — 25 September 2006 at 8:00am
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The Golden Chainsaws are becoming something of a Greenpeace tradition. They're not annual, they're not voted for by a secret cabal of society members, but when it comes to wanton destruction of forest landscapes, they ensure the efforts of those responsible do not go unremarked.
