Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Komi-People-and-Oil-Industry-in-Russia-27MZIF3H3MFH.htmlConceptually similarOil Cleaning Operations in Komi Region - Part 1GP0STOIUOCompleted★★★★Oil Cleaning Operations in Komi Region - Part 2GP0STOIVKCompleted★★★★Oil Cleaning Operations in Komi RegionGP0STONU1Completed★★★★★★Kolva People in Komi RepublicGP0STONK2Completed★★★★Komi People and Oil Industry in RussiaGP0STOK3OCompleted★★★★People and Oil Spills in Komi RepublicGP0STP4FOCompleted★★★★Komi People and Oil Industry in RussiaGP0STOK3NCompleted★★★★Volunteers Oil Camp in Komi RepublicGP0STONK1Completed★★★★Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STONK0Completed★★★★★★★View AllGP0STOK3LKomi People and Oil Industry in RussiaAnisim Vokuev and Fekla Durkina from Pustynia village talk about the problems and environmental damage brought by the oil industry in the region. Vast areas in the Komi Republic are contaminated by toxic oil spills which pollute the water and the land; oil companies earn millions while the villages don’t develop and local people are mostly affected by the damage.Locations:Komi Republic-RussiaDate:15 Aug, 2014Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:1m46sAudio format:NaturalProduction Type :INTERVIEWKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Families-Husbands-KWCI (GPI)-Land pollution-Local population-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil (Industry)-Oil spills-People-Toxics (campaign title)-Victims-WivesShoot:Komi People and Oil Industry in RussiaVideo stories told by local Komi people suffering the most from oil industry.The stories were gathered during the 'Oil Spill Patrol', a project between Greenpeace and 'Save the Pechora Committee.’ The team has been based in the village of Parma, Komi Republic for two weeks, scouting for oil spills in the region, recovering an area contaminated by a toxic oil spill and collecting experiences and case studies from the local population.The project aims to use Greenpeace tools of bearing witness, satellite mapping and hazmat expertise to draw attention to the many gaps in the regulations for oil production in Russia and the impressive level of destruction that can be wrought by a poorly regulated oil industry.Related Collections:Russian Oil Spill Patrol (Photos & Videos)
