All articles tagged "environment"
Latest study reveals larger-than-thought Chernobyl effects 
18 Mar, 02:21 PM 50 comments
The animals living in the contaminated area near the site of Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine are much worse affected by radioactive pollution than it’s generally thought, says a recent study.
Russia bans hunting of seal pups 
18 Mar, 03:36 PM 7 comments
Russia has amended its hunting regulations, banning the cruel hunting of seal pups at the Russian coast of the Arctic Sea. Thus, it developed the success of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who banned baby seals hunt last month.
Turkmenistan to send Putin endangered leopards for conservation project 
20 Mar, 03:58 PM
Turkmenistan’s president Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov will send Russia’s Prime Minister Putin four endangered leopards, to help restore the population of these endangered large cats in the Caucasus.
Over 1 million Russians switch off lights to vote against global warming 
30 Mar, 01:29 PM 5 comments
Around one million Russians took part in the worldwide Earth Hour action, switching off lights for an hour to signify their concern about the global warming problem.
Poachers kill world’s most endangered big cat 
6 Apr, 05:02 PM 7 comments
A Far Eastern leopard, the world's rarest cat, was found shot by poachers in the town of Ussuriysk
6 detained as environmentalists rally against Moscow garbage incinerators 
21 May, 01:18 PM 6 comments
Six environmental protection activists have been detained after chaining themselves to the building of the Russian public health body to protest construction of garbage incinerators around Moscow.
43 workers of bankrupt Baikal Paper Plant go on hunger strike 
3 Jun, 05:13 PM 5 comments
Environmental resitrictions force paper plant out of business, causing job losses and unpaid debts
Russian goes on two week hermitage on top of rock to protect bears 
3 Jun, 06:17 PM 16 comments
Public support for bear cull does not convince protestor, who goes on one man demonstration to save the animals.
Russians plan to plant mutant trees with with super fast growth rate 
17 Jun, 04:34 PM 8 comments
Russian biologists plan to plant 300,000 genetically modified aspens and birch trees at two experimental fields.
Russia may ban powerful incandescent light bulbs in 2011 
3 Jul, 12:26 PM 8 comments
Russia may ban the use and production of powerful incandescent light bulbs in 2011.
Russia skeptical of G8 environmental aspirations 
9 Jul, 10:42 PM 1 comment
Russia is unlikely to be able to cut greenhouse gas emissions, set at the latest G8 meeting.
Irish-Belarusian team to make biofuel near Chernobyl 
10 Jul, 04:09 PM 5 comments
An Irish company has come up with a way to utilize the lands contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster and help the environment. A new biofuel plant is expected to go into service there this year.
Villagers exposed to radiation in 1950s to be resettled soon 
10 Jul, 07:52 PM 12 comments
After living in a village polluted with radioactive waste for more than 50 years, the last residents of Muslyumovo have been promised that they will out of there by the end of summer.
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