Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi Republic

Greenpeace activists Anna Kopytova (Russia)) and Thomas Karlsson (Denmark) clean up an oil spill outside Usinsk in Komi Republic. An international group of Greenpeace experts and volunteers together with partner organization Save the Pechora Committee will patrol 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.

Unique identifier: GP0STOITV

Type: Image

Shoot date: 15/08/2014

Locations: Komi Republic, Russia

Credit line: © Denis Sinyakov / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi Republic

The 'Oil Spill Patrol' is a project between Greenpeace and 'Save the Pechora Committee.’ The team is 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.

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