Environment

Igor Chestin, head of the Russian branch of World Wide Fund for Nature

WWF Names Key to Better Ecology in Russia

17:22 15/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 15 (RIA Novosti, Alexey Eremenko)

Russia could completely eliminate the need for expensive and environmentally risky offshore drilling in the Arctic if it only improved the energy efficiency of its housing, WWF experts said at a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday.

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Rare Black Swan Killed in Kaliningrad Zoo
20:25 10/05/2012
A rare black Australian swan was beaten to death in a zoo in Kaliningrad, Russia’s exclave on the Baltic Sea, the zoo’s deputy director said on Thursday.1
Tymoshenko’s Tigress Gives Birth to 4 Cubs
23:30 07/05/2012
Ukrainian former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s white tigress Tigryulya on Monday gave birth to four cubs in a private Simferopol zoo, facility’s owner Oleh Zubkov said.
Bashneft Halts Work at Trebs Over Oil Spill
14:08 05/05/2012
Russian mid-sized oil firm Bashneft has halted work at the Trebs oilfield in the Nenets Autonomous Area in the Russian Arctic to investigate a recent oil spill at the site, the regional administration said on Saturday.
Some 3,000 Hectares of Forests on Fire in Siberia
07:46 03/05/2012
Over 3,000 hectares of forests are on fire in Siberia, the Emergencies Ministry’s regional center reported on Thursday.
Greens Seek Follow-Up to Medvedev Eco-Agenda
13:02 02/05/2012
Russian environmental activists have praised Russia's eco-policy recently approved by President Dmitry Medvedev but said they were expecting the implementation of the plans outlined in the document.
Moscow Sets Spring Weather Record
15:49 28/04/2012
The spring weather broke a 26-year record in Moscow on April 28, hitting 24 degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit), Internet portal Meteonovosti said.
Central Russia Flood Damage Estimated at $17 mln
21:30 26/04/2012
A strong spring flood has caused damage to the road system of Russia’s Volga republic of Mordovia estimated at 500 million rubles ($17 million), Russia’s Minister of Regional Development Viktor Basargin said on Thursday.
Green Clouds Over Moscow Explained
20:16 26/04/2012
Eerie green clouds that floated over the Russian capital on Thursday, prompting wild online rumors, were colored by pollen released by the explosive blooming of birch trees in the capital, emergency officials said.
Award Created in Russia for Protecting Forest from State
16:39 26/04/2012
Environment champion Yevgenia Chirikova set up a reward of 1 million rubles ($34,000) for anyone who wins a court battle to protect three Moscow region forests in danger of partial demolition.1
Escaped Bear Killed in Latvia
20:12 25/04/2012
A bear that ran away from a wildlife sanctuary in northeastern Latvia had to be killed because it was impossible to return it to its enclosure in the Ligatne Nature Trails preserve, local media reported.
Ukraine Wants to ‘Revitalize’ Chernobyl Area
12:36 23/04/2012
Ukraine is currently working on an expanded governmental program aimed at sprucing up the contaminated territories adjacent to the crippled Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Monday.
Latvian Police Search for Escaped Bear
03:46 23/04/2012
Latvian police are searching for a bear that ran away from a wildlife sanctuary in Latvia’s northeastern Vidzeme region on Sunday evening, local police said.
Oil Spill Contained at Russia’s Trebs Arctic Field
20:48 22/04/2012
An incident that has led to oil spill has occurred on April 20 at Russia’s Arctic Trebs oil field, the regional Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday.
Wildfires Ravage Far Eastern Villages
20:16 20/04/2012
The area covered by wildfires in Russia, mostly in Siberia and the Far East, stood at 8,600 hectares, with dozens of houses destroyed in a village in the Amur region on Friday, emergency officials said.
TNK-BP Share Prices Plunge on News of Damages Action
18:25 19/04/2012
Share prices in the Russian-British oil joint venture accelerated their fall on Thursday afternoon on news that Russia’s environmental watchdog intended to take legal action to claim damages from the company for oil spills in the Siberian Rivers.
Thriving Wolf Population Threatens Yakutia Livestock
12:25 19/04/2012
The growing population of gray wolves in Russia’s northern republic of Yakutia has killed more than 1,700 domestic reindeer since the beginning of the year, a spokesman for the republic’s veterinary department said on Thursday.
Russia May Lift Egypt Potato Ban
12:34 18/04/2012
Russia may lift its ban on Egyptian potato imports if Russian experts are allowed to check their safety before they are supplied to the domestic market, food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on Wednesday.
Chile Rocked by 6.5 Quake - No Casualties
08:26 17/04/2012
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rocked central Chile 122 kilometers (about 75 miles) from the country's capital Santiago on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Global consequences of Japanese quake
21:28 15/04/2012
The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 will have serious consequences for the global economy and nuclear energy.

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