The Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe may have scared most of the world off nuclear power, write Jan Haverkamp & Iryna Holovko. But mysteriously, not Ukraine, where the reactor meltdown actually took place. Thirty years on more than half of Ukraine's electricity is still nuclear, while the power sector is dominated by powerful oligarchs. So what are the chances of a post-nuclear Ukraine?
… Chernobyl, what chance of a post-nuclear Ukraine? Jan Haverkamp Iryna Holovko | 26th April 2016 Comment Ukraine Nuclear Energy Renewables Solar Russia … & Iryna Holovko. But mysteriously, not Ukraine, where the reactor meltdown actually …
As the US and EU apply sanctions on Russia over its annexation' of Crimea, JP Sottile reveals the corporate annexation of Ukraine. For Cargill, Chevron, Monsanto, there's a gold mine of profits to be made from agri-business and energy exploitation.
… Ukraine - the corporate annexation JP Sottile … March 2014 News Food Farming Corporations Ukraine USA EU Russia hitler-ukraine.png As the US and EU apply sanctions …
The need for cooperation over Russia's exports of gas to the EU via Ukraine was an important reason for the tentative peace deal struck in Geneva yesterday. But as Jack D. Sharples writes, gas will also be a source of East-West tensions for a long time to come.
… Russia, Ukraine, EU tied by gas dependency Jack D. … April 2014 News Fossil Fuels Politics Russia Ukraine EU pipeline-repair.jpg The need for … over Russia's exports of gas to the EU via Ukraine was an important reason for the …
Hidden from mainstream media exposure, the World Bank and IMF loan has opened up Ukraine to major corporate inroads, writes Joyce Nelson. Loan conditions are forcing the deeply indebted country to open up to GMO crops, and lift the ban on private sector land ownership. US corporations are jubilant at the 'goldmine' that awaits them.
… Ukraine opens up for Monsanto, land grabs and … GMOs Corporations Food Farming Corporations Ukraine USA Russia ambushed-cut.jpg Hidden … the World Bank and IMF loan has opened up Ukraine to major corporate inroads, writes …
Ukraine's state-owned nuclear generator is suing anti-nuclear activists in its latest attempt to stifle public debate over the country's ageing fleet of 15 nuclear reactors, while refusing to release information in breach of international obligations.
… Ukraine sues anti-nuclear campaigners The Ecologist | 28th August 2015 News Ukraine Energy Nuclear Human Rights EU Finance sunpp-cut.jpg Ukraine's state-owned nuclear generator is …
Taxpayer-financed development banks have lent €500 million to Ukraine's biggest agribusiness company so it can undercut EU chicken producers, writes Fidanka Bacheva McGrath - while polluting the environment and grabbing land from local farmers.
… EU taxpayers finance Ukraine's 'chicken oligarch' Fidanka Bacheva … CEE Bankwatch | 17th September 2015 News Ukraine EU Farming Land Grabs Finance … development banks have lent €500 million to Ukraine's biggest agribusiness company so it …
'The urgency to learn from Ukraine is now existential for the rest of the world.'
… Learning the lessons of Ukraine Dr Sasha Dovzhyk | 22nd September 2022 … Picks dscf8087.jpg 'The urgency to learn from Ukraine is now existential for the rest of the world.' Ukraine has been often called a laboratory …
Western media have studiously ignored the far-right, violent and often outright Nazi politics of many of Ukraine's Euro-Maidan protestors, writes Robert Parry. But with the thugs now organized into Nazi brigades of the Ukrainian army, and waging war on Russian separatists, an unlikely British paper has dared tell the truth: the conservative Daily Telegraph.
… Ignoring Ukraine's neo-Nazi storm troopers Robert Parry | 14th August 2014 Comment Politics Ukraine War History wolfsangel-ukraine-cut.jpg Western media have studiously …
As Japan's Fukushima disaster unfolds, the EU is financing a controversial nuclear expansion programme in Ukraine to increase exports to energy-hungry consumers in western Europe. Tom Levitt reports
… risks' in financing of nuclear expansion in Ukraine Tom Levitt | 17th March 2011 News Nuclear Energy Ukraine EU Renewables Radiation nuclearukraine.jpg Anti-nuclear activists are …
High principles dominate the rhetoric on freedom-loving Ukraine, writes JP Sottile. But more mundane realities - like the interests of US oil corporations and Ukraine's vast shale gas capacity - might just be part of the volatile equation.
… Ukraine, Chevron, Condi Rice and shale gas ... … the dots JP Sottile | 18th March 2014 Comment Ukraine Fossil Fuels USA Fracking … dominate the rhetoric on freedom-loving Ukraine, writes JP Sottile. But more mundane …
in Ukraine, as in Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, and Syria, US policy is all about dominating the world's fossil fuel supplies, writes Mike Whitney - in this case, the gas pipelines from Russia to Europe. But the 'great aggressor', Vladimir Putin, is refusing to play his part. So what next?
… Ukraine - it's the gas, gas, gas Mike Whitney | 10th July 2014 News Ukraine US EU War Fossil Fuels Energy slavyansk-cut.jpg in Ukraine, as in Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, and …
The next Chernobyl scale nuclear disaster could happen in Chernobyl as the Ukraine conflict intensifies.
… disaster could happen in Chernobyl as the Ukraine conflict intensifies. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia poses several nuclear … The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine provides a test-case of the above …
As the warring parties fight for control for Donetsk, the country's biggest chemical plant has come under fire, with missiles landing close to pipelines and storage tanks. If released, toxic nitrochlorobenzene could cause widespread death.
… Toxic risk as missiles strike Ukraine's biggest chemical plant The Ecologist | 11th August 2014 News War Ukraine Russia Belarus Health Toxics … could cause widespread death. Ukraine is at risk of an environmental …
The EU is in a unique position to save Ukraine from becoming a failed state, writes Michael Emerson, by creating a lightly armed tripartite peacekeeping force of EU, Ukrainian and Russian personnel. But it must act swiftly!
… The EU can save Ukraine - if it moves fast enough Michael Emerson | 6th May 2014 Comment EU Ukraine US Politics War ukraine-protestor-cut.jpg The EU is in a …
For the US fracking industry - and for Vice-President Joe Biden - fracking is more than just a way to bring in vast amounts of cash, writes Steve Horn. It's also a key weapon in the US's long war with Russia, as Biden made clear this week in Kiev.
… Fracking weaponized - Joe Biden's Ukraine crusade Steve Horn | 25th April 2014 Comment Fracking Russia Ukraine USA Politics Fossil Fuels Energy … During his two-day visit this week to Kiev, Ukraine, Vice President Joe Biden unfurled …
Human Rights Watch has gathered evidence in the war zones of Eastern Ukraine which show that Ukrainian government forces have violated the laws of war by using 'notoriously imprecise' rockets in civilian areas, destroying homes, killing and injuring non-combatants.
… Ukraine's use of unguided rockets in civilian … The Ecologist | 27th July 2014 Activism Ukraine Human Rights War … gathered evidence in the war zones of Eastern Ukraine which show that Ukrainian government … on all parties to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, particularly Ukrainian government …
The Ukrainian environment minister told delegates at COP15 about the widespread damage to nature caused by Russia’s war.
… Ukraine war is killing wildlife Catherine … | 12th January 2023 | News Biodiversity COP15 Ukraine Russia Wildlife Dolphins … have been injured, since Russia invaded Ukraine almost a year ago. An estimated 10,000 …
As tensions grow between US-dominated NATO and Russia, former cold warrior William R. Polk hears the echoes of the Cuban missile crisis - only this time, it's Russia that feels forced to fight for its vital strategic interests. We must hear the lessons of 1962 Cuba - and negotiate a just and durable peace, before we sleep-walk into a world-destroying war.
… Ukraine and the Cuban missile crisis - we must … 2015 News War Nuclear USA Russia NATO Ukraine Politics tijuana-jesus-cut.jpg Would … welcome the advance of NATO to its borders in Ukraine? Photo: Jesus overlooks Tijuana from a …
The mainstream media are working hard to obscure NATO's hideous plot to rekindle the Cold War in Ukraine, writes Diana Johnstone, as they seek to engineer our 'consent' for yet more heinous acts to come. To prevent the horror of a full scale war, first we must grasp the truth.
… Ukraine - we must not 'consent' to genocide … Diana Johnstone | 8th May 2014 Comment Ukraine Russia USA War Media Politics … hideous plot to rekindle the Cold War in Ukraine, writes Diana Johnstone, as they seek …
Graham Phillips, a British freelance journalist reporting for RT from Eastern Ukraine was detained yesterday by the National Guard and has not been seen since. Not that you would know from British media coverage. RT wrote this open letter.
… RT Editorial | 21st May 2014 Comment Media Ukraine UK War graham-phillips.jpg Graham … journalist reporting for RT from Eastern Ukraine was detained yesterday by the National … RT stringer Graham Phillips gets detained in Ukraine, but the British media remain silent. …
'The diversity of habitats in Kyiv, especially on the banks of the Dnipro, is quite astonishing.'
… | 22nd September 2022 | Comment Activism UkraineUkraine Lab Nuclear dscf7777.jpg 'The … This article is published in partnership with Ukraine Lab . And while my impressions formed …
Ukrainian cities aim at building back better - undertaking a total re-evaluation of all spatial elements and devising an environmentally sustainable reconstruction.
… The fight to take back control of Ukraine from Russian invaders continues to … reconstruction and modernisation of Ukraine’s infrastructure and heritage. … Despite the war, reconstruction in Ukraine has started. Within a damaged …
With 300,000 hectares of forests, fields and steppes damaged by fire, the war in Ukraine has done huge damage to the country's environment, writes Dimiter Kenarov. But there has been an upside: a new green spirit is taking root, and young volunteers are stepping in to protect wild spaces.
… Dimiter Kenarov | 21st October 2014 News Ukraine Natural World Society War mrlp.jpg … and steppes damaged by fire, the war in Ukraine has done huge damage to the country's … Vasyliuk, an environmental activist from Ukraine, bending to pick up a white object …
Germany’s decision to halt the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline may cause long-term damage to Russia – but Putin doesn’t care.
… Pirani | 1st March 2022 | Comment Russia Ukraine Gas Nord Stream 2 War Energy Editor’s … – but Putin doesn’t care. Russia’s war in Ukraine will capsize its relations with Europe … the new pipeline in the face of calls from Ukraine to sanction it. Indeed, the chair of …