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      <title>The People have Taken a Partial Step towards Victory</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:08:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Six months after audit report IFC remains out of compliance at Karachaganak</title>
      <description>Six months after the Office of Compliance, Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) found the IFC out of compliance with its own regulations for toxic emissions at the 
Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field in western Kazakhstan, the case remains open with the CAO because the IFC has failed to bring into compliance significant failures in the IFC’s environmental monitoring of activities at the Karachaganak field. </description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:28:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IFC out of compliance at Karachaganak oil field </title>
      <description>In a recently released audit report, the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Office of Compliance, Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) has found that the IFC is out of compliance with safety standards for toxic emissions at the giant Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field in western Kazakhstan.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:43:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakh environmentalists win access to emissions data at Karachaganak</title>
      <description>In a victory for environmental groups, the Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of Green Salvation, a environmental group, in a precedent setting lawsuit seeking access to environmental information about atmospheric emissions at the Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field in western Kazakhstan. 
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:55:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Public hearing marks the first step to victory for Berezovka villagers</title>
      <description>During a recent public hearing on the relocation of villagers from Berezovka, corruption and cynicism were used to describe the work of Karachaganak Petroleum Operating Consortium (KPO) and the government administration. </description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:28:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Karachaganak denied licensing due to environmental violations</title>
      <description>The IFC-funded Karachaganak Petroleum Operating has become the worldwide record holder for environmental fines, and has been denied licensing by the government of Kazakhstan.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 15:10:05 GMT</pubDate>
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