Russia top offender in gas-flare emissions
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WASHINGTON -- A little-known but major contributor to global warming -- gas flaring at oil wells -- has been measured for the first time using satellite imagery and shows that Russia is burning three times more gas than previous estimates, making it the world's worst offender, according to a new US study.
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The new enery-efficient headquarters for Russia's state-run gas company will dominate St. Petersburg's skyline. But the Gazprom building -- part of a complex to include a sports center, theater, and cafes -- has its critics.
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The Russian government agreed to sign the Kyoto treaty, meaning the global climate accord probably will enter into force next year over the opposition of the US, the world&#39;s biggest polluter.
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MOSCOW - The Kyoto Protocol overcame its final legislative hurdle in Russia when the upper house of parliament ratified the global climate pact Wednesday and sent it on to President Vladimir Putin for his signature â-etting the stage for the treaty
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A corruption report from Transparency International (TI) ranks Russia 90th out of 146 countries. The report suggests that corruption remains a serious problem that has not changed significantly in recent years.
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Russia stepped up the pressure on Royal  Dutch Shell and its Japanese partners on Tuesday over a $20  billion oil and gas development in the Far East, sparking  protests from Tokyo and Brussels.
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For many, the words Russia and  nuclear conjure up fear and loathing. But Russia's state  nuclear company Rosatom sees only beauty.
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Russia is trouncing the West in the race to gain access to the enormous oil and gas reserves of its neighbors.
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Unburned fuel from rockets launched at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is causing serious illnesses in children who live near the site, a leading science journal said on Wednesday.
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Paris - Europe is becoming more and more dependent on Russian energy supplies, making it vulnerable to high prices, say International Energy Agency (IEA) executives.
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ELEANOR HALL: The high price of oil is already threatening global economic growth, but that price could yet be pushed higher by events in Russia.
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CHERSKY, Russia  - One day, climate change could cost the earth. For now, it is a nice little earner for Russian hunter Alexander Vatagin.
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Russia&#39;s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol marks a new phase in the international cooperation to deal with the global warming and serves the country&#39;s interests, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said Thursday.
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The Russian government agreed to sign the Kyoto treaty, meaning the global climate accord probably will enter into force next year, irrespective of opposition from the US, the world&#39;s biggest polluter.
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MOSCOW: Tax authorities in Russia have handed Yukos, Russia&#39;s largest oil producer, a $4.2-billion tax bill for 2001, higher than the $3.
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Last Wednesday, at the stroke of noon, one of the most lucrative prizes in Russia&#39;s oil industry went under the hammer. Russia&#39;s Federal Property Fund, which controls sales of state assets, auctioned a 7.6
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MOSCOW - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko charged yesterday that Russia has frustrated efforts to investigate a plot to kill him by dioxin poisoning during a presidential campaign in which Moscow backed his opponent.