"Skiers against Oil" Action in Northern Russia

Nikolay Bratenkov, Komi activist, one of the leaders of local NGO Save Pechora Committee with the help of Greenpeace Russia volunteer project #StopOilSpills organized a race from one settlement to another, to meet with local people and encourage hope for a better future without oil spills as part of the global movement to Break Free from fossil fuels. “It is necessary to adopt law to replace all pipelines that exceed their service life because the accidents that happen here and all oil that is spilt poison water that we drink and fish that we eat” – says Nikolay. 8000 people in Komi are trapped in industrial zone of Lukoil. When you live in a big city, it never occurs to you that somewhere else, people are suffering from problems such as these. Skiers went 25 km and met local people in 5 villages. They want Lukoil to stop barbarous industrial exploration of Komi lands.

Restrictions

FILE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY EXTERNAL MEDIA UNTIL 09/03/2026. TERMS OF DELIVERY: NO THIRD PARTIES, NO RESALE, NO ARCHIVE, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. CREDIT-LINE COMPULSORY.

Unique identifier: GP0STRY1H

Type: Image

Shoot date: 15/04/2018

Locations: Eastern Europe, Komi Republic, Russia

Credit line: © Igor Podgorny / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

Containers

Shoot:

"Skiers against Oil" Action in Northern Russia

Save Pechora Committee, an NGO in Komi Republic (Northern Russia), with the help of Greenpeace Russia volunteer project #StopOilSpills, organize a race from one settlement to another, to meet with local people and encourage hope for a better future without oil spills, as part of the global movement to Break Free from fossil fuels. Oil spills kill fish and contaminate rivers. Land is being turned into a harsh desert. 8000 people in Komi are trapped in industrial zone of Lukoil. It doesn’t occur to citizens living in big cities that somewhere else people are suffering from problems such as these. Skiers traveled 25 km and met local people in 5 villages. Their main demand is to prohibit operating oil pipelines older than 20 years. The main cause of oil spills (about 90% of ruptures) is accidents at in-field oil pipelines due to corrosion. They also want Lukoil to stop barbarous industrial exploration of Komi lands.

Conceptually similar