Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Russian-Oil-Spill-Patrol-in-Komi-Republic-27MZIF3EGU2C.htmlConceptually similarRussian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOJ65Completed★★★★Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOIU5Completed★★★★Russia Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOIEUCompleted★★★★Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOJJLCompleted★★★★Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOIUACompleted★★★★Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOIHICompleted★★★★Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOIHJCompleted★★★★Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOIHKCompleted★★★★Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGP0STOIR1Completed★★★★View AllGP0STOJ64Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicGreenpeace volunteer Alexander Varfolomeev (Russia) makes notes during an oil patrol outside Usinsk in the 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.Locations:Komi Republic-RussiaDate:19 Aug, 2014Credit:© Denis Sinyakov / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4000px X 2667pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Greenpeace volunteers-KWCI (GPI)-Land pollution-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil (Industry)-Oil spills-One person-Outdoors-Toxics (campaign title)-Writing (activity)Shoot:Russian Oil Spill Patrol in Komi RepublicThe '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.Related Collections:Russian Oil Spill Patrol (Photos & Videos)