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Rapu-Rapu island mining

Rapu-Rapu island mining

Feature story | 29 May, 2006 at 2:00

As the Esperanza begins its work in the Mediterranean we take a look ahead at developments in a region the ship will visit later in the tour.The Lafayette open pit mine area occupies 180 hectares (445 acres) of the Philippine island Rapu Rapu. ...

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Trafigura

Trafigura

Background | 18 January, 2010 at 12:08

Trafigura is a Netherlands/Switzerland/UK based multinational corporation specialized in trading raw materials and in particular oil. It is sometimes referred to as "the largest multinational you've never heard of". Below is the story of their...

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Illegal e-waste exposed

Illegal e-waste exposed

Feature story | 14 June, 2008 at 2:00

A container of electronic waste (e-waste) from Port of Oakland in the US was intercepted in Hong Kong by Greenpeace activists. After months of research, we determined that the container was destined for Sanshui district in mainland China meaning...

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LG takes up the toxic tech..

LG takes up the toxic tech challenge

Feature story | 17 August, 2005 at 2:00

"Life's Good" might be the LG motto (LG is an electronics company) but life just got a whole lot better for the planet after LG announced that they are committing to eliminating toxic chemicals from their entire consumer electronics range.

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Switching on to Green..

Switching on to Green Electronics

Publication | 31 December, 2009 at 1:00

It's time for the electronics industry to green-up: this report details the problems with toxic components, recycling and energy policies, explaining what the industry needs to do to lessen its increasingly negative environmental and social impacts.