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Tons of scrap to be evacuated from Amderma in 2012
December 23, 2011
Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment plans to continue reversing accumulated environmental damage in the Arctic. For example, as much as 18,000 tons of scrap metal will be shipped...
Environmentalists to pool efforts over Arctic oil production in 2012
December 22, 2011
All Russian environmental organizations will focus on Arctic oil production hazards in 2012, which was declared the Year of the Arctic by WWF Russia, environmentalists reported on Tuesday. “We will...
Construction company ready to build in Arctic
December 20, 2011
SpetsStroi Co. is ready to build in the Arctic should it receive such contracts, Director Grigory Naginsky told journalists on Friday. “SpetsStroi is more prepared than any other company to handle...
Discarded oil drums could mark tundra trekking paths
December 20, 2011
Discarded oil drums could be used to mark trekking paths in the Arctic to protect the soil from vehicles, Non-Profit Partnership for the Coordination of the Northern Sea Route Use Executive Director...
Polar bear census could cost Russia $60 million
December 16, 2011
A census of Russian polar bears could cost up to $60 million, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Russia said on Wednesday.The Russian Arctic is estimated to be home to about 5,000 white bears or about a...
Mikhail Somov returns from its last Arctic voyage of the year
December 15, 2011
The research and expedition vessel Mikhail Somov has returned to Arkhangelsk after its last Arctic voyage of the current navigation season, said the press service of the Northern Inter-Regional...
Zubkov to discuss strategy of Russian presence on Svalbard
December 14, 2011
This Friday, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov is to chair a meeting of a government commission to examine a draft strategy of Russia’s presence on the Svalbard archipelago up to 2020, a...
Anthropogenic mercury pollution threatens Arctic population
December 14, 2011
Anthropogenic mercury emissions reaching the Arctic from various parts of the world are endangering the region’s indigenous population, says a report prepared by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment...
Sovcomflot posts 52 pct net profit drop in 9M11 to $46 mln
December 13, 2011
Sovcomflot, Russia's largest shipping company, on Thursday posted a 52.4 percent decline in its net profit in January-September 2011, year on year, to $45.731 million to IFRS, the company said in a...
Mechanical Engineering Plant starts producing fuel for nuclear-powered icebreaker Yamal
December 12, 2011
The Moscow Region’s Mechanical Engineering Plant, which is part of the Federal Agency for Atomic Energy’s TVEL fuel company, started making cores for two reactors of the nuclear-powered icebreaker...