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Via: Tales from the Terminal Room Simmons & Company International is the only independent investment bank specializing in the energy industry. Founded in 1974, the firm has acted as financial advi… more →
Libtech in LibrarianLand
Congo Bleeds for Our Electronics
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cmargulis wrote 5 days ago: Behind these children, an entire village was burned by one of the main armed groups, the FDLR, as a … more →
Enemy Combatants, Then and Now
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cmargulis wrote 1 week ago: Earlier this summer, the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma won a $10.5 million settlement in its case against … more →
More on BP: Bogus Propaganda on Mining Pollution
cmargulis wrote 1 week ago: On Saturday, the Associated Press reported that new testing by the U.S. Environmental Protection Age … more →
Report Details 'Coal's Assault on Human Health'
sndden wrote 1 week ago: The Chraleston Gazette by Ken Ward Jr. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Coal pollution is assaulting human … more →
Mining the Grand Canyon for Pollution and Profit
cmargulis wrote 2 weeks ago: This week, three environmental groups sued the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for approving uranium … more →
The Clinch River: TVA’s Billion Gallon Toxic Toilet
cmargulis wrote 2 weeks ago: Environmental groups have challenged a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) water pollution permit that … more →
Update: More on Chevron’s Dirty Tricks in Ecuador
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cmargulis wrote 4 weeks ago: Recent revelations cast even more doubt on Chevron’s veracity in the ongoing saga of the company’s a … more →
Beyond Pernicious: BP's Long, Deadly Reign
cmargulis wrote 1 month ago: The 2005 explosion at BP's refinery killed 15, injured 170 Last week, the Occupational Safety an … more →
Stripped! Arch Coal and Mountaintop Removal Mining
cmargulis wrote 1 month ago: Support Climate Ground Zero’s October 30 national day of action against mountaintop removal mi … more →
National Academy Blockbuster: Coal’s Huge Hidden Costs
sndden wrote 1 month ago: The Charleston Gazette (West Virginia) Report: Pollution from Burning Coal Costs $62 billion a year … more →
Dirty Coal and Environmental Racism at Midwest Generation
cmargulis wrote 1 month ago: Last week, environmental groups petitioned to join a recent government lawsuit against Midwest Gener … more →
Update: Chevron’s Dirty Tricks Campaign Coming to Light
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cmargulis wrote 1 month ago: As previously noted, oil giant Chevron continues in its attempts to evade responsibility for massive … more →
Case Against Former Enron Exec Heads to Supreme Court
cmargulis wrote 1 month ago: The case against convicted criminal and former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling will be heard later this year … more →
Trafigura: An Oil Traders’ Toxic Legacy
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cmargulis wrote 1 month ago: Trafigura, the world’s third-largest independent oil trader, last month agreed to a $48 million sett … more →
La Transparencia Corporativa Paga*
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Juanita wrote 3 months ago: Si usted es el Presidente Ejecutivo de una compañía y le ofrecen una estrategia para reducir riesgos … more →
There Will be Ink: A Study of Journalism Training and the Extractive Industries in Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda
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Ben Colmery wrote 4 months ago: Recently, we published a new study on Initiative for Policy Dialogue’s site called “Ther … more →
Peruvian Congress repeals two laws, indigenous leaders call for end to protests
rainforestfoundationus wrote 5 months ago: Originally posted on the RF-US website on July 2, 2009 After months of protests, indigenous peoples … more →
News alert: Police attack indigenous protesters in the Peruvian Amazon
rainforestfoundationus wrote 5 months ago: Originally posted on the RF-US website on June 5, 2009 From our friends at Amazon Watch: Bagua, Peru … more →
Peru: Indigenous leaders make progress in negotiations with government
rainforestfoundationus wrote 5 months ago: Protesters outside the Peruvian Mission to the United Nations, May 22, 2009 Courtesy of Amazon Watch … more →
