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Articles with tag "Arctic"

Arctic Oil

Mishustin Gives Gazprom the Go-Ahead

The new prime minister granted Gazprom Oil the development rights to the Khambateyskoye gas and oil field.
break the ice

Russia's Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Escorts Up 54% in 2019

In 2019, nuclear-powered icebreakers escorted 510 vessels along the Northern Sea Route.
Arctic expansion

Moscow Adopts 15-Year Grand Plan for Northern Sea Route

By 2035, the Russian government intends to facilitate massive exploitation of natural resources.
northern energy

Gazprom to Build the World's Northernmost Petrochemical Plant in the Arctic

The company intends to produce millions of tons of plastics on the remote lands.
New energy

World’s First Floating Nuclear Plant Goes Online in Russia – Rosatom

The plant, which environmentalists call the “Chernobyl on ice” and “nuclear Titanic,” will supply about 100,000 people with energy.
LEAD VESSEL

World’s Largest Nuclear Icebreaker Starts Sea Trials

The nuclear icebreaker will test its ballast system, navigation equipment, anchors and electric installations as well as maneuvering characteristics.
sanctions scandal

$6.5M U.S. Tech Bound for Russia Seized by Authorities

U.S. authorities seized a turbine that was bound for Russia's Arctic in an apparent violation of sanctions.
Close encounters

Dozens of Polar Bears Descend Upon Russian Town

“Almost all the bears are thin,” an animal patroller said of the bears, which were pushed south by thinning ice.
Who Can Talk?

Russia Is Removing Critical Voices Ahead of Arctic Council Chairmanship, Indigenous Expert Claims

Russia points to the Arctic as territory of dialogue, but the shutdown of an indigenous rights group is drawing criticism.
New toy

Russia Tests Hypersonic Missile in Arctic

The report came a day after Danish intelligence service warned of intensifying geopolitical rivalry in the Earth's freezing North.
FUNDING ON ICE

Russia Refuses State Funding for New Arctic Gas Projects

As gas prices plummet, Russia rejects industry calls to fund new projects.
Junk food

Polar Bears’ Diet Is 25% Plastic, Russian Scientists Say

Consuming so much plastic waste risks killing the animals.
TOP OF THE WORLD

Russia to Become World’s Top Palladium Producer After $15Bln Arctic Investment

Nornickel and Russian Palladium to invest in huge production plant in Arctic tundra.
Warm water

Ice Between Russia and Alaska Is At Record Lows, Scientists Warn

Arctic sea ice minimum in 2019 is tied for the second-lowest in recorded history, researchers say.
Arctic emissions

Arctic's Biggest Air Polluter Nornickel Shuts Down Smelter at Infamous Factory

Pollution from the factory has been a thorn in Norway-Russia relations since the days of the Soviet Union.
Snow dogs

Russia's Northern Fleet Bolsters Its Forces With Siberian Huskies

Russia’s Armed Forces will soon welcome some new recruits.
indigenous voices

Sami Parliaments, EU Concerned by Russia Shutting Down Indigenous Rights Group

"Russia’s goal with the shutdown is to keep indigenous peoples outside any international, Arctic and UN venues."
CLIMATE CRISIS

11,000 Scientists Warn of ‘Untold Suffering’ From Climate Change. Only 4 of Them Are Russian.

The Moscow Times spoke to one of the Russian scientists about his reasons for signing the open letter and his fears for the future.
I challenge you

Russian Nuclear Subs Stage Arctic ‘Duel’

The two submarines impersonated each other’s enemies and practiced pursuit and evasion techniques.
Dissolving protections

Russia Shuts Down Arctic Indigenous Rights Group

The group's director called the ruling “part of a trend to shut down organizations undesirable to the authorities.”
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