Mr. Kevin Bortz Director, Natural Resources European Bank for Reconstruction and Development One Exchange Square London EC2A 2JN United Kingdom May 18, 2008 Dear Mr. …
The Epicenter of Trouble
Karachaganak Not Only Pollutes the Air and Water, but Causes an Earthquake! The Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field in western Kazakhstan has been the …
Oil Extraction Companies Provoked an Earthquake in Kazakhstan
Uralsk, April 30. Seismologists explain the reasons for the earthquake that occurred in Western Kazakhstan this past Saturday. As the press corps of the Ministry …
IFC Out of Compliance at Karachaganak Oil Field
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION OUT OF COMPLIANCE AT KARACHAGANAK OIL FIELD AIRBORNE EMISSIONS MONITORING INCOMPLETE AND INADEQUATE The International Finance Corporation’s Office of Compliance, Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) …
Press Release on Access to Information Victory
Kazakh Environmentalists Win Access To Emissions Data at Karachaganak Astana, KZ On March 26, 2008, Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of the environmental nonprofit, …
Kazakh court fines gas field over flaring
ALMATY, March 20 (Reuters) – A court in Kazakhstan has fined a group of Western energy majors developing the huge Karachaganak gas field $15 million …
Taman Beaches Are Still Not Cleaned of Fuel Oil Following the Kerch Catastrophe
Activists from Environmental Watch on the North Caucasus surveyed the beaches between the villages of Kuchugury and Ilyich as well as on the southern part …
Pollution Levels Remain High in the Sea Water
Pollution Levels Remain High in the Sea Water Off the Coast of the Taman Peninsula According to data from analyses of seawater received from …
As before, banks of the Azov Sea on the Taman Peninsula are covered in fuel oil
Activists from Environmental Watch “Break Through” to South Chushka As before, banks of the Azov Sea on the Taman Peninsula are covered in fuel oil. …
Taman Beaches Still Covered In Fuel Oil
Environmental Watch on the North Caucasus Information Distribution November 27, 2007 The Commission for the Liquidation of the Impacts of the Catastrophe Continues To Be …