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Greenpeace: water pollution data must be disclosed

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:59:07 GMT

6 th of October 2009 St. Petersburg Today Greenpeace sent request for environmental information disclosure to all enterprises uses Neva river and its tributaries for wastewater discharge.

Several oil leacks heve been discovered yesterday in the center of St. Petersburg

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Сегодня был остановлен третий блок Ленинградской АЭС. Как сообщает ОАО "Росэнергоатом", причина в том, что на напорном коллекторе насоса был обнаружен свищ.

Greenpeace annual Neva river water patrol starts Wednesday

Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

For the next few months the specially equipped Greenpeace inflatable will be patrolling Neva river and its tributaries several times a week to control water quality and search for accidental discharges and spills.

Join the civil movement against new incineration plants!

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Initiative groups of Moscow districts, Greenpeace Russia, Russian Green Cross, from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Zelenograd, currently running the campain «For clean air!», hereby invites the every inhabitant of Moscow to take part in the open meeting against further construction of waste incineration plants the coming saturday, 4th of April at 13 pm.

Switch to green lamps!

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Greenpeace Russia invites everyone to have a look at the new Russian website on « energy saving lamps » - an accessible way for all of us to reduce the use of electric energy, as well as the household's expenses.

Waiting for response from president Medvedev...

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Over one thousand Russians have demanded an explanation from the web site of the Russian president; why did their petition with signatures against further construction of incineration plants in Moscow were sent to a subordinate department of the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Greenpeace activists charged with “theft” of whale meat – without substance!

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:03:54 GMT

Greenpeace of Russia requests Japanese authorities to withdraw a non-substantial prosecution of two Japanese Greenpeace employees charged with “theft” of whale meat. The request from Greenpeace Russia was personally transferred to a representative of the Japanese Embassy last week.

Russian NGOs Handed Over 8000-names Petition against Siberian Hydropower Station

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:38:25 GMT

More than 8000 signatures opposing the plans to build “Evenki Hydro Power Station” (ЭГЭС) has been transferred to Russia's Prime-Minister Vladimir Putin.

Another piece of Russian World Heritage in danger!

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The World Heritage Center of UNESCO demands a clarification from the Russian ministry of natural recourses regarding a decision to reduce the protected area of the Virgin Komi Forest.

Krasnodar Region Authorities Held Responsible for Destruction of Unique Nature in Russia

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:49:15 GMT

January 22, 2009, Berlin. Today Greenpeace activists protested at the International exhibition “Green Week 2009” in Berlin where a large part of the exhibition was dedicated to the Krasnodar Region of Russia.

Russia, Save the Amur Tiger!

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:26:48 GMT

September 26, 2008. Moscow. Today, on the eve of the Tiger Day that will be celebrated on September 28, 58 NGO representatives from 26 countries address the Russian authorities and UN structures with the demand to create urgently the Federal specially protected area in the Bikin River basin (Primorsky Kray) - a place of habitat of the Amur tiger. Upper and middle parts of the Bikin River valley are home to over 10% of the Far Eastern population of this great cat. The clear-cuttings, mining and other activities that inevitably result in the degradation of valuable natural resources are nevertheless not forbidden there. In last years there have been numerous efforts to acquire permission to clear-cut local woods or launch other industrial projects in this area.

Australia - next Uranium exporter to Russia

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

June 20, 2008. Angarsk-Irkutsk-Moscow-St.Petersburg. Today representatives of the Baikal Ecological Wave, the Baikal Movement, Bellona, Greenpeace Russia, Ecodefense appealed to the Parliament of Australia with the demand not to ratify the treaty that will open way for the large-scale export of the Australian uranium to Russia.

Caper on the Black Sea coast

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:55:04 GMT

29 января 2008 года ученые и представители общественных экологических организаций обратились к Президенту, Правительству, Генеральному Прокурору РФ, Губернатору Краснодарского края с требованием немедленно прекратить уничтожение уникального природного комплекса заказника «Большой Утриш», расположенного в районе курорта Анапа в Краснодарском крае.

Kerch Oil Spill: Good Lesson for Russia and Ukraine

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

December, 5 2007. Moscow. Greenpeace today called on the Russian and Ukrainian governments to urge oil clean-up efforts on the coasts and seabed of Azov and Black seas polluted with fuel oil after a fierce storm in the Kerch Strait on November 11th wrecked seven ships, including an oil tanker. To avoid future ecological disasters Greenpeace suggested both countries to work out a joint oil spill prevention and response program.

20 Kilometers of Azov Sea Shore Still Polluted by Fuel Oil

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

November 26th, 2007. Greenpeace volunteers cleaned up part of the oil spill along the Azov Sea shore last weekend. More than 20 kilometers of the coastline here are still polluted with oil. However, the clean-up operation here yet has not even been started.

Officials Refused Greenpeace Help in Kerch Strait Oil Spill Clean-up

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

November 23, 2007. Krasnodar Region. “We don’t need volunteers!” the head of the crisis headquarters on Chushka Spit and Krasnodar Vice-governor Aleksander Ivanov said yesterday to Greenpeace representative Dmitry Artamonov.

NGOs Request Access to Chushka Spit From Federal Security Service

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

November 22, 2007. Moscow. Greenpeace Russia, WWF Russia and the Russian Bird Conservation Union today asked the Head of the Federal Security Service (FSS) Nikolai Patrushev to give their teams access to the Southern part of Chushka Spit to help in clean-up works. The access to the Spit was restricted Sunday by the Krasnodar Region FSS Department.

Environmental Disaster in the Kerch Strait. 4 hours ago

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:09:06 GMT

13 November, 2007. Greenpeace response team arrived Monday to the southern Russia to estimate the scale of the environmental disaster in the Kerch Strait after a fierce storm sank seven ships, including an oil tanker. According to local people, a 50km length of coastline appears to have been polluted with oil. Thousands of oil-slicked seabirds lay on the seashore unable to fly. Around 100 soldiers are deployed to remove the oil from the shore.

Kerch Strait – In the Epicenter of Environmental Disaster

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

November 12, 2007. The consequences of shipwrecks in the Azov and Black Seas that happened last weekend because of the strong storm, can surely be called now a local-scale environmental disaster. About 7 thousand tons of sulfur and 2 thousand tons of heavy oil from damaged and sunk ships ran out into the sea. Experts estimate that one fourth of all dumped heavy oil, which is about 300 tons, has fallen to the sea bottom.

Greenpeace highlights 50 years of nuclear disaster in Mayak, Russia

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Chelyabinsk, 28 September, 2007 – On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the world’s second largest radiation accident, at Mayak in the Southern Urals, Greenpeace Russia has released a special report about the ongoing impacts of the Mayak tragedy. On the anniversary itself, Greenpeace will join local people in a protest rally in the nearby city of Chelyabinsk, to call for the relocation of those still living in contaminated areas and an end to Russia’s plans to import and reprocess even more foreign nuclear waste at the Mayak site.