El Salvador’s dictator Nayib Bukele wants to bring mining back to the first country that ever banned it. But first, he needs to silence the activists who got the ban passed.
Latin America + Caribbean
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Drilled-Damages Debunking the “Moral Case” For Fossil Fuels
When global leaders first began meeting to discuss an international effort on climate change, fossil fuel companies and right wing pundits complained that any deal that didn’t require everyone to transition at the same pace was unfair. Groups like the Global Climate Coalition, which brought together all the industries that objected to emissions regulations, would […]
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S8, Ep9 | A Verdict
A Guyanese judge shocks the world with a blistering ruling against Exxon and the government.
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S8, Ep7 | The Global Oil Rush
What’s happening in Guyana is happening throughout the Global South.
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S8, Ep6 | Old-School Greenwashing
Why Guyana’s environmental organizations are supporting an offshore drilling project.
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S8, Ep5 | On Global Poverty and Global Warming
How the utter failure of international climate negotiations and global development funding has left Global South countries reliant on fossil fuel development to pay for climate adaptation.
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S8, Ep4 | Constitutional Violation
New plaintiffs argue the oil project undermines their constitutional right to a healthy environment.
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S8, Ep3 | Unlimited Liability
A lawyer steps in to challenge the risks the government is taking.
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S8, Ep2 | The Contract
After asking for years, journalists finally see Guyana’s contract with Exxon
