Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Oil-Spill-Patrol-in-Komi-Republic-27MZIF3KJGXW.htmlConceptually similarOil Industry in UsinskGP0STONJZCompleted★★★★★★Volunteers Oil Camp in Komi RepublicGP0STONK1Completed★★★★Kolva People in Komi RepublicGP0STONK2Completed★★★★Oil Cleaning Operations in Komi Region - Part 1GP0STOIUOCompleted★★★★Oil Cleaning Operations in Komi Region - Part 2GP0STOIVKCompleted★★★★Oil Cleaning Operations in Komi RegionGP0STONU1Completed★★★★★★People and Oil Spills in Komi RepublicGP0STP4FOCompleted★★★★Komi People and Oil Industry in RussiaGP0STOK3OCompleted★★★★Oil Spill Documentation in UsinskGP0STOAE9Completed★★★★★★★View AllGP0STONK0Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicAn international group of Greenpeace experts and volunteers together with partner organization Save the Pechora Committee is patrolling the region of Komi Republic (Russia) to find and map numerous oil spills, clean up an oil-contaminated area, and collect case studies and experiences from the local population, bearing witness to the huge scale of the problem.Locations:Komi Republic-RussiaDate:20 Aug, 2014Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:6m26sAudio format:NaturalProduction Type :CLIPREELKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Forests (topography)-KWCI (GPI)-Land pollution-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil (Industry)-Oil pipelines-Oil spills-Outdoors-PumpsShoot:Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicExperts and volunteers from Greenpeace, along with partner organisation Save the Pechora Committee are mapping and cleaning land oil spills in the Komi Republic, Russia.Instead of cleaning the spill and reclaiming the soil, as required by regulations, the oil companies merely cover the spot with sand or jumble the oil with the soil. This results in the contamination of thousands of hectares of land, pollution of rivers and subterranean waters.
