Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Oil-Industry-in-Western-Siberia-27MZIF294P1B.htmlConceptually similarOil Industry in Western SiberiaGP03TRQCompleted★★★★Oil Industry in Western SiberiaGP03TROCompleted★★★★Oil Industry Impacts in Western SiberiaGP03TRMCompleted★★★★Indigenous Community in Western SiberiaGP03TR4Completed★★★★Indigenous Community in Western SiberiaGP03TSRCompleted★★★★Oil Industry in Western SiberiaGP03TR7Completed★★★★Oil Industry in Western SiberiaGP03TSJCompleted★★★★Oil Industry in Western SiberiaGP03TRICompleted★★★★Oil Pipeline in Western SiberiaGP03TSKCompleted★★★★View AllGP03TRPOil Industry in Western SiberiaOil flare in an oil extraction complex and forest in the background. Oil spills along with other pollution are poisoning water resources and destroying the traditional habitat of indigenous communities. A team from Greenpeace Russia has investigated and documented the ongoing disaster caused by the oil industry in the area near Noyabrsk, the largest oil town of the Yamalo-Nenets Region, Western Siberia.Locations:Noyabrsk-Russia-Siberia-Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugDate:15 Mar, 2012Credit:© Denis Sinyakov / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4896px X 3264pxKeywords:Air pollution-Chimneys-Climate (campaign title)-Darkness-Day-Fires-Gas flares-KWCI (GPI)-Landscapes-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil (Industry)-Oil drilling-Outdoors-Pollution-Smoke-Sun-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Oil Industry Impacts in Western SiberiaIn Noyabrsk, the largest oil town of the Yamalo-Nenets Region of Western Siberia, there is a long lasting battle between the local indigenous communities and the oil companies, caused by oil drilling and the resulting environmental devastation. During the last thirty years, the population of Noyabrsk has massively increased, with the many migrants brought in to work for the oil industry. Oil spills along with other pollution are poisoning water resources and destroying the traditional habitat of indigenous groups. As a result the traditional lifestyle and culture of these communities is dying. Greenpeace has investigated and documented the ongoing disaster, revealing how the oil seeps into rivers and farmland. This leaked oil spreads and becomes a thick, heavy mire, suffocating plants and animals, and forcing people to abandon the area. The oil contaminates food and water supplies, and people live with the knowledge that their once clean rivers, forests and air now pose serious health risks.Related Collections:Oil Industry Impacts in Western Siberia (Photos & Videos)IPCC Report Release (All Photographers, Photos & Videos)