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Report names the banks financing destructive oil projects in the Amazon

In recent years, five of the most powerful international banks and investment funds have financed oil exploration in the region where the Amazon River begins.

BC forestry watchdog ineffectual
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B.C.’s forestry watchdog needs greater independence, ‘new path forward’: former board members

The 25-year-old institution must better address Indigenous Rights, climate change and the public interest, critics say. It’s up for the challenge, board chair promises
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‘A contaminated mess’: how a Yukon mine left behind a $35-million clean-up bill

The territorial government is on the hook to clean up the Wolverine mine after its owners went bankrupt.

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MRN bauxite mine leaves legacy of pollution, poverty in Brazilian Amazon

Traditional people say Mineração Rio do Norte (MRN) has given back little while doing great harm.

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