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Worldwide vigils for Greenpeace activists held by Russian authorities
2013-10-06 02:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Protests were held in cities across Britain and around the world on Saturday to show support for the 28 Greenpeace activists and two journalists currently being held by the Russian authorities on charges of piracy. Even as the vigils were taking place, the Russian authorities shrugged off the controversy, saying that the group's protest at an Arctic oil platform owned by state-controlled firm Gazprom had been "pure provocation". Six Britons are among the group, drawn from 18 countries, being detained...
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Abandoned Russian farmland soaks up 50 million tons of carbon every year
2013-10-04 23:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: When the USSR collapsed, the communal farming systems that helped feed the union`s citizens collapsed with it. Farmers abandoned 1 million acres of farmland and headed into the cities in search of work. New research by European scientists has revealed the staggering climate benefits of that sweeping change in land use. According to the study, published in the journal Global Change Biology, wild vegetation growing on former USSR farming lands has sucked up approximately 50 million tons of carbon...
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PORTUGAL: Russian Standard's Gancia teams with Sogrape in Portugal
2013-10-04 16:27:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Gancia Wine has secured distribution for its wine brands in Portugal through Sogrape Distribuiço.
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Greenpeace activists charged with piracy by Russian authorities
2013-10-02 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Russian authorities have formally charged five Greenpeace activists with piracy, with a further 25 facing similar charges. Kieron Bryan, a freelance videographer from Britain; Ana Paula Alminhana, from Brazil; Dmitri Litvinov, a Swedish-American; Sini Saarela, from Finland; and Roman Dolgov, from Russia were charged with "piracy as part of an organised group" on Wednesday morning, according to Greenpeace. They face up to 15 years in jail each if found guilty. The five were among 30 people from...
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Australian officials visit Greenpeace activist Colin Russell in Russian prison
2013-10-01 06:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Consular officers have met with an Australian Greenpeace activist detained in Russia, passing on messages from his family and checking on his welfare. Colin Russell is among 30 people from various countries who have been detained for two months while Russian authorities investigate the protest on 19 September by the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise. Activists boarded an oil platform in protest at Russian oil drilling in the Arctic Circle, prompting Russian authorities to seize the vessel and detain...
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