Environment & Energy

Eugene

(61,872 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2020, 08:43 PM Jun 2020

Russia's Putin declares state of emergency after Arctic Circle oil spill

Source: BBC

Russia's Putin declares state of emergency after Arctic Circle oil spill

4 June 2020

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle.

The spill happened when a fuel tank at a power plant near the Siberian city of Norilsk collapsed last Friday.

President Putin expressed anger after discovering officials only learnt about the incident two days later.

The plant is owned by a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel, which is the world's leading nickel and palladium producer.

And in a televised video conference on Wednesday, Mr Putin lambasted the head of the company over the timeliness of its response.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52915807

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Russia's Putin declares state of emergency after Arctic Circle oil spill (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2020 OP

Things don't look good for the head of that company Dream Girl Jun 2020 #1

He should definitely avoid windows for a while fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #2

And plunomium tea Dream Girl Jun 2020 #3

So one gallon of diesel weights approx 7 lbs Finishline42 Jun 2020 #4

It's so sweet when he acts like he givs a shit about environmental issues . . . hatrack Jun 2020 #5

Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)

1. Things don't look good for the head of that company

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 08:45 PM

Jun 2020

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

2. He should definitely avoid windows for a while

Reply to Dream Girl (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 08:56 PM

Jun 2020

or forever.

Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)

3. And plunomium tea

Reply to Dream Girl (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:16 PM

Jun 2020

And sharp, pointy umbrella tips

Finishline42

(1,091 posts)

4. So one gallon of diesel weights approx 7 lbs

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 11:47 PM

Jun 2020

So 20,000 tons (US) is just over 5,700,000 gallons of diesel.

(20,000 tons x 2,000 lbs per ton/7 lbs per gallon)

That's a lot of old dinosaurs in the river!

Especially in an arctic environment.

hatrack

(59,583 posts)

5. It's so sweet when he acts like he givs a shit about environmental issues . . .