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Toxic Koch: Keeping Americans at Risk of a Poison Gas Disaster
In 2010, Koch Industries and the billionaire brothers who run it were exposed as a major funder of front groups spreading denial of climate change science and a key backer of…
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The Ramin paper Trail
A year-long investigation by Greenpeace International demonstrates that Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is breaking Indonesian law, driving Sumatran tigers and ramin trees closer to extinction, and undermining CITES –…
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Protecting the Canyons of the Bering Sea
Situated between Alaska and Russia, Zhemchug and Pribilof canyons—both larger than Arizona’s Grand Canyon—cut into the slope along a several-hundred-mile stretch of the continental shelf break that is so productive…
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Two Years after Fukushima, Duke Energy still making risky nuclear bets
Read More: Duke Energy’s risky nuclear bets
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Licence to Launder
The oil palm plantation being developed by Herakles Farms in the southwest region of Cameroon – an area of great biodiversity surrounded by five protected areas – illustrates what happens when irresponsible companies are not held accountable to local laws and processes. The companies activities pose a serious threat to forested areas and the communities…
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Leasing Coal, Fueling Climate Change
Download the PDF of “Leasing Coal, Fueling Climate Change” This question is especially important in light of a recent federal court ruling, which blocked plans to expand a coal mine…
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Kingpins of Carbon
Their strategy has aimed to (1) shrink, disable and paralyze progressive government and (2) manipulate the remaining levers of government power by (a) eliminating all restrictions on private money in…
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Coal Market Report – Risks to US coal mining and export proposals, July 2015
The US coal industry is facing structural decline and companies pursuing coal export proposals in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) are particularly at risk. This update highlights execution risks for PNW…
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Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger Millions
Bleach manufacturers use chlorine gas to produce bleach and also repackage bulk chlorine gas into smaller containers for commercial use. These facilities often ship, receive and store their chlorine gas…
