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S3, Ep1 | The Boom

Damages • Season 3 Episode 1

S3, Ep1 | The Boom

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Five years ago, Kiana Wilburg was a new reporter when ExxonMobil executives and Guyanese government officials announced they had found oil 40 miles offshore. Wilburg and her newsroom had to quickly learn about the industry and this company that was suddenly so influential in their country and were left with just one question: exactly what kind of a deal had the country signed onto?

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New Oil Colonialism

As the fossil fuel industry races to tap its remaining reserves, what impact is it having on what it calls “frontier” countries in the Global South?

UpdatedDecember 04, 2023Dec 04, 2023


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