I watched a German / French documentary [1] about the Yamala peninsula [2], and the impact Russian gas drilling has on the native inhabitants of the peninsula,

I watched a German / French documentary [1] about the Yamala peninsula [2], and the impact Russian gas drilling has on the native inhabitants of the peninsula, the Nenets people [3] - It is absolutely jarring to see how the homeland of these last nomads and their reindeer herds is being cut up by ultra-modern, gargantuan Gazprom operations. Vast road networks are being constructed across the Tundra, entire gas cities are being built, there are even futuristic drilling rigs that travel on rail roads, a fast and cheap way to lay gas taps across the landscape. [1] http://www.arte.tv/guide/de/044102-000/360-geo-reportage http://www.arte.tv/guide/de/044102-000/360-geo-reportage [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamal_Peninsula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamal_Peninsula [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nenets_people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nenets_people