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Let's Baikal the Whole Thing Off
Russian president changes route of Siberian pipeline to protect lake |
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27 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Let's Baikal the Whole Thing Off Russian president changes route of Siberian pipeline to protect lake Last month, we reported that a Siberia-to-Asia oil pipeline backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to be built half a mile from the world's deepest lake, home to hundreds of unique species. Well, we've been Putin our place: yesterday, the Russian prez ordered the pipeline rerouted to avoid Lake Baikal by at l ... |
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| Topics: energy, lakes, news, oil, Russia (all these topics) |
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Fools Russia In
Russia to build oil pipeline within half-mile of world's deepest lake |
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07 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Fools Russia In Russia to build oil pipeline within half-mile of world's deepest lake A 2,550-mile-long oil pipeline is set to be built within 900 yards of the world's deepest lake. And really, what could go wrong? Lake Baikal -- home to a variety of unique species of flora and fauna and over 20 percent of the planet's unfrozen freshwater -- has the misfortune to lie along the cheapest route for Russian pipeline monopoly ... |
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| Topics: energy, lakes, news, oil, Russia (all these topics) |
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