Tag Archive | "United Nations"

Battling a Toxic Billionaire

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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A new international campaign seeks to clean up gold mining, one of the most wasteful and polluting industries on earth. But it'll have to act fast if it wants to stop Robert Friedland, who plans to open the world’s biggest new copper and gold mine in Mongolia.

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Why Haven’t We Cleaned Up Iraq?

Friday, November 13, 2009

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To gauge the environmental impact of the invasion of Iraq, start with how devastated Iraq’s ecology was before the first bombs struck in 2003. Then factor in what the U.S. hasn’t done since.

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Emile Hirsch’s Congo Diary

Monday, December 15, 2008

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Emile Hirsch’s Congo Diary

Take a 23-year-old actor (one admittedly naive about the problems plaguing central Africa), surround him with four young activists, and drop him into one of the world’s most ravaged places. The result? A journey of discovery.

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