Entry #2: Interview with Nils Kautsky

God day dear reader!

We have had our interview with Professor Nils Kautsky of Stockholm University regarding the long term and immediate effects of the biotic environment in the Baltic and how it will be affected as the habitat that is. It was to our surprise how Stockholm University actually looked like; the buildings (amongst them a Chemistry Laboratory) were not of ordinary architecture and had some unique features such as the Laboratory with what I can only describe as weird concrete figures sticking out of the wall. Also, on the other side of a beautiful field (perfect for a picnic) was a massive brick building and I can only assume that is the main teaching grounds, but I don’t really know. It also had a small blue tower on the top of it (gotta say that it would be really nice to see the view from up there).

After a bit of confusion trying to find our professor (and by some help by the janitors) we found Nils Kautsky and we had a very interesting interview (we were awesome interviewers ) we actually found out that the pipeline is a good thing for the biotic life in the Baltic Sea, as it will increase biodiversity by attracting other life which would have their nische around the pipeline. He also told us about how this project has been ongoing for astonishing two decades, since 1990 that is. Remarkable. Surprisingly enough the only concern he had was how the life in the Baltic Sea would be damaged when dropping the actual pipeline into the sea would take place. Not even a leak would be specifically damaging, as it just gas, which simply would start to rise to the surface in the form of bubbles (large streams) and then evaporate into the environment. It wouldn’t lead to something like the situation at the oil platform in USA, where the oil is damaging the sea horrifically.

After the interview, he offered us to have a look at material from an investigation of NordStream (the name of the pipeline) and regarding the planning of it. It was about four folders that he showed us, containing a massive amount of information about it which we certainly didn’t understand half of it.

To round off I simply want to say that this was a really academic experience, and a great experience (again, academically). This interview has been retold in one of our articles, which I intend to post as soon as it is handed, if not Ms. Dinnétz will do it for us.

The Russian Pipeline Group/R