Russian ecologists organize coalition to cancel Putin’s resolution on Baikal mill | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russian ecologists organized a coalition to stop Lake Baikal pollution by a pulp and paper mill which was reopened after being suspended for 16 months due to ecological concerns, a statement on the Greenpeace Russia website said.
The coalition is also aimed to cancel a resolution signed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and create alternative job positions for pulp employees in Baikalsk by developing ecologically and socially orientated companies.
Vladimir Putin signed a resolution in mid-January, excluding the production of pulp, paper and cardboard from the list of operations banned in the Baikal natural territory, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.”