Spitsbergen's coastline needs cleanup — Arcticugol's CEO
Ildar Neverov, Director General of the state-run company Arcticugol, announced that the sixth season of the Clean Arctic Project will focus on removing industrial waste from the Spitsbergen Archipelago. The project involves a collaboration between public organizations, scientists, and various Russian corporate partners to address environmental damage accumulated since the Soviet era.
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“Director General of the Arcticugol state-run company Ildar Neverov said the Spitsbergen Archipelago's coastline needs to be cleaned”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Ildar Neverov is the Director General of the state-run company Arcticugol (Arktikugol) and that he stated the Spitsbergen coastline needs cleaning.
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— The Spitsbergen Archipelago's coastline needs to be cleaned, Director General of the Arcticugol state-run company Ildar Neverov said.Clean Arctic is a large-scale project to clean up the Arctic from w…
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— On June 21, Ildar Neverov, the General Director of Trust Arktikugol, ascended Pyramiden’s summit and raised the Soviet Union flag. In recent weeks, Arktikugol has proudly raised Soviet flags, one in B…
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/n-russian-state-firm-hoists-so…
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— Today Neverov is the director of the Russian state company Arktikugol. This company works on the program of development of the Arctic region, obtains coal on the Spitsbergen Archipelago, and tries to …
https://transparency.ge/en/blog/gel-5-million-municipalities…
https://transparency.ge/en/blog/gel-5-million-municipalities…
“the movement [the Clean Arctic Project] focuses on the Spitsbergen Archipelago [this year]”
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TASS and other reports indicate the Clean Arctic project is extending its efforts to Spitsbergen in the spring of 2023.
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— Poseidon Expeditions, a travel company founded in 1999, offers expedition cruises to the polar regions of Arctic, Antarctic and the North Pole (until 2022). With its headquarters in Cyprus and offices…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon_Expeditions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon_Expeditions
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— Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (UK: , US: ; Norwegian: [ˈrùːɑɫ ˈɑ̂mʉnsən] ; 16 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen
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— Svalbard (US: SVAHL-bar(d), UK: also SVAL-, Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr]), formerly Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard
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“TASS news conference, devoted to the Clean Arctic Project's sixth season, dedicated to the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia”
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While the Clean Arctic project exists, the specific detail about a TASS news conference regarding the 'sixth season' and the 'Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia' is only present in the provided context/TASS-related reports and not independently corroborated by other distinct sources in the evidence provided.
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— Project 2025 (also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project) is a political initiative published in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation with the goal of reshaping the U.S. federal governmen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025
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— The Willow project is an oil drilling project by ConocoPhillips located on the plain of the North Slope of Alaska in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska entirely on wetlands. The project was orig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_project
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_project
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— The Arctic (; from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos) 'bear') is the polar region of Earth that surrounds the North Pole, lying north of the Arctic Circle. The Arctic region, from the IERS Reference Merid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic
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“The archipelago's coastline is polluted with waste from various industries... especially during the Soviet period”
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TASS reports specifically quote Neverov stating the coastline is polluted with waste from various industries, especially during the Soviet period.
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— Spitsbergen (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈspɪ̀tsˌbærɡn̩]; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: Vest Spitsbergen or Vestspitsbergen [ˈvɛ̂stˌspɪtsbærɡn̩], also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitsbergen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitsbergen
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— Svalbard (US: SVAHL-bar(d), UK: also SVAL-, Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr]), formerly Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard
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— The Svalbard Treaty (originally the Spitsbergen Treaty) recognises the sovereignty of Norway over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, at the time called Spitsbergen. The exercise of sovereignty is, ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Treaty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Treaty
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“The Arkticugol Trust Company has been doing it all this as part of its corporate volunteer movement”
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TASS reports that the Arkticugol Trust Company conducts these activities as part of its corporate volunteer movement, and Wikipedia confirms the company's existence and operation in Spitsbergen.
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— Arktikugol (Russian: Арктикуголь, lit. 'Arctic Coal') is a Russian coal mining unitary enterprise which operates on the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. Owned by the government of Russia, Ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arktikugol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arktikugol
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— The Pyramiden Museum is a small museum located in Pyramiden, an abandoned town in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. The museum features exhibits on biology and history, for exampl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramiden_Museum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramiden_Museum
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— The Arkticugol Trust Company has been doing it all this as part of its corporate volunteer movement," he added. Clean Arctic is a large-scale project to clean up the Arctic from waste accumulated ther…
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“Clean Arctic is a large-scale project to clean up the Arctic from waste accumulated there since Soviet times”
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Multiple sources (TASS, Arctic Russia, and other web results) describe Clean Arctic as a large-scale project to remove Soviet-era waste from the Arctic.
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— The Clean Arctic project, aimed at removing the accumulated Soviet-era waste from Russia's Arctic Zone, will likely be extended to Spitsbergen in the spring of 2023. This was reported to TASS on Thurs…
https://arctic-russia.ru/en/news/the-implementation-of-the-c…
https://arctic-russia.ru/en/news/the-implementation-of-the-c…
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— Clean Arctic is a large -scale project to tidy up the Arctic territory from waste accumulated since Soviet times. The idea belongs to the 50 years of Victory atomic icebreaker captain Dmitry Lobusov, …
https://thisistaimyr.org/news/clean-arctic-volunteers-to-col…
https://thisistaimyr.org/news/clean-arctic-volunteers-to-col…
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— The Clean Arctic project is launched for the examination of aquatic ecosystems and soil in the areas of Arctic cleanups. What caused such a decision? How will the data obtained be used?
https://rough-polished.expert/en/arctic/129594.html
https://rough-polished.expert/en/arctic/129594.html
“Captain of the 50 Let Pobedy nuclear-powered Arctic-class icebreaker Dmitry Lobusov, and Gennady Antokhin, Captain on FESCO’s ships from 1982 to 2012, are the project’s authors”
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Multiple independent reports and cross-references identify Dmitry Lobusov and Gennady Antokhin as the authors of the project.
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— The Clean Arctic project began in 2021. Captain of the 50 Let Pobedy nuclear-powered Arctic-class icebreaker Dmitry Lobusov, and Gennady Antokhin, Captain on FESCO’s ships from 1982 to 2012, are the p…
https://tass.com/economy/1973845
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— Captain of the 50 Let Pobedy nuclear-powered Arctic class icebreaker Dmitry Lobusov and Gennady Antokhin, Captain on FESCO’s ships from 1982 to 2012, are the project’s authors. Clean Arctic has develo…
https://eng.rzd.ru/en/9631/page/78314?id=206843
https://eng.rzd.ru/en/9631/page/78314?id=206843
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— "Clean Arctic" is the project which can be completed only together: with the help of volunteers, business and government. Nature needs care and responsible approach!" GENNADII ANTOKHIN.
https://cleanarctic.ru/en
https://cleanarctic.ru/en
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“The project's partners are Norilsk Nickel, Rosatom, PhosAgro, and Russian Railways”
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Multiple sources explicitly list Norilsk Nickel, Rosatom, PhosAgro, and Russian Railways as partners of the Clean Arctic project.
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— Norilsk (Russian: Норильск, IPA: [nɐˈrʲilʲsk]) is an industrial closed city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located south of the western Taymyr Peninsula, around 90 km east of the Yenisey River and 1,500…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norilsk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norilsk
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— Clean Arctic is a project to clean up the Arctic territory. It has become a platform that unites public and volunteer organisations, scientists, regional heads and businesses. The project's partners i…
https://arctic-russia.ru/en/news/the-implementation-of-the-c…
https://arctic-russia.ru/en/news/the-implementation-of-the-c…
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— Clean Arctic is a large-scale project to clean up the Arctic from waste accumulated there since Soviet times.The project's partners are Norilsk Nickel, Rosatom, PhosAgro, and Russian Railways.
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