Russia: Altai Pipeline Investors Back Down During 2012

Russia: Altai Pipeline Investors Back Down During 2012   Gazprom, the major financer for Russia’s natural gas pipeline that would bisect the Ukok Plateau en route to China, appears to have dropped the project for 2012. Gazprom’s investment program and financial plan for 2012 doesn’t include the Altai pipeline project (see Gazprom’s press release.) Cultural Survival’s campaign partners are cautiously optimistic about the news. Jennifer Castner, of the Altai Project explained, “We’re hoping...

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