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The Empire strikes ice: UK broadsheet calls for oil grab in ‘Antarctic wasteland’

South Africa

The Empire strikes ice: UK broadsheet calls for oil grab in ‘Antarctic wasteland’

By Tiara Walters

Dirtbag of the Year: Russia plunges ahead with war on environment

World

Dirtbag of the Year: Russia plunges ahead with war on environment

By Tiara Walters

How Cape Town played a vital link in Russian oligarch Leonid Mikhelson’s multimillion-dollar Antarctic outpost

World

How Cape Town played a vital link in Russian oligarch Leonid Mikhelson’s multimillion-dollar Antarctic outpost

By Tiara Walters

Russia’s ‘spoofing’ Karpinsky - the ship that tried to dock in Estonia without leaving St Petersburg

South Africa

Russia’s ‘spoofing’ Karpinsky - the ship that tried to dock in Estonia without leaving St Petersburg

By Tiara Walters

Antarctic diplomatic spat spurs renewed push for unambiguous mining ban

World

Antarctic diplomatic spat spurs renewed push for unambiguous mining ban

By Tiara Walters

Science, silence, stalemate - Antarctic Treaty meeting in India opens with warning of advancing mining tech

South Africa

Science, silence, stalemate - Antarctic Treaty meeting in India opens with warning of advancing mining tech

By Tiara Walters

UK urged to lead ‘Antarctic coalition’ at India meeting amid Russia’s controversial oil ‘prospecting’ claims

South Africa

UK urged to lead ‘Antarctic coalition’ at India meeting amid Russia’s controversial oil ‘prospecting’ claims

By Tiara Walters

UK ministers face a grilling as Russian ship heads back from Antarctic ‘prospecting’ push

South Africa

UK ministers face a grilling as Russian ship heads back from Antarctic ‘prospecting’ push

By Tiara Walters

‘Gentleman’s agreement’: Despite mining ban, Russia scours Antarctica for massive fossil fuel deposits

South Africa

‘Gentleman’s agreement’: Despite mining ban, Russia scours Antarctica for massive fossil fuel deposits

By Tiara Walters

Barbara Creecy ‘not aware’ of East Antarctic ‘seismic blasting’, Russian ‘prospecting’

South Africa

Barbara Creecy ‘not aware’ of East Antarctic ‘seismic blasting’, Russian ‘prospecting’

By Tiara Walters

It’s snow joke — Russia’s noisy Antarctic seismic ship is coming to Cape Town

Our Burning Planet

It’s snow joke — Russia’s noisy Antarctic seismic ship is coming to Cape Town

By Tiara Walters

Heatpocrisy: The ‘mining ban’ exposing Antarctica to Big Oil’s blind ambition

World

Heatpocrisy: The ‘mining ban’ exposing Antarctica to Big Oil’s blind ambition

By Tiara Walters