Tag: Russia
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30 Still Detained in Russia After Greenpeace Arctic Drilling Protest
Dozens of Greenpeace International activists are being detained in Russia after a peaceful action protesting Gazprom’s offshore oil drilling in the fragile ecosystem of the Arctic. The activists have been held by authorities for 10 days
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As Scientists Warn About Climate Change, Russia Eyes Vast Frack Reserves
Whether the scientists or oilmen win the defining battle of our time—how and when to wean ourselves off fossil fuels—will shape what this world looks like for our children and grandchildren.
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USEC’s Tsunami: Uranium Company Washes Out
USEC should ditch the uranium enrichment business entirely and play to its demonstrated competence in fields like Internet gambling or telemarketing to members of Congress.
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Our Fossil-Fueled Future: World Energy in 2040
If the experts at the U.S. Department of Energy are right, the startling “new” fuels of 2040 will be oil, coal and natural gas—and we will find ourselves on a baking, painfully uncomfortable planet.
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Arctic is Caught in Rapid Melt ‘Death Spiral’
Every year the total volume of ice in the Arctic gets smaller and smaller—just like the tighter and tighter circles of a death spiral. The melt is happening so quickly, some researchers believe it’s possible we’ll see a summer with an ice-free Arctic as early as 2015.