This story was originally co-published by The Daily Beast and ProPublica, and originally appeared on ProPublica.org. When billionaire Chris Cline’s company bought an option
In 1996, a photograph began circulating among the foreign press in Phnom Penh. Sam Rainsy, Cambodia’s liberal opposition leader, was pictured sitting
The soothing sounds of a string orchestra and piano accompany images of a sunrise over snow-capped mountains followed by the stillness of
Non-profits and companies are trying to put their differences aside to ensure that communities near oil, gas and mining projects benefit from
The fight for greater transparency in the oil, gas and mining sectors has been won and lost many times over the last
Purmamarca, ARGENTINA – When Tesla Motors revealed in February it would build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery plant, shares in major lithium
IMA, Peru – Raul Chavez has spent nearly 30 years toiling for gold in the parched rocky hills of Peru’s southern desert
On an 800-hectare stretch of tribal land in southern Nevada, construction of a large-scale solar project is underway that will not only
Extractive companies, whether hunting for oil or gold or chromite, face a growing problem. As demand for minerals, metals and energy rises,
IBERIA, Costa Rica – Howler monkeys roar fiercely at stray dogs scouring for morning scraps in a tree-lined alley, while an assortment
Corporate Knights sent two graduate students to a panel at the most recent Social Investment Organization conference, where they attended a panel
U.S. President Barack Obama will soon make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, with very serious implications for Alberta and Canada’s
Hero: A.P. Moller-Maersk Group Following a public relations campaign led by Danish shipping powerhouse A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung
Hero: General Electric General Electric announced in September that it had successfully recycled 100,000 refrigerators and freezers through the UNTHA Recycling Technology
Barrick Gold, the world’s largest gold mining company, has made big commitments to improve the lives of Chileans living in the country’s
Since the 1970s, sulphur-dioxide emissions from the Inco nickel smelter in Sudbury, Ont., have shrunk 90 per cent. That achievement cost $1
Hero: Vale Canada Vale Canada, a subsidiary of the giant Brazilian mining firm, broke ground in April on a $2-billion retrofit of
Cory Wanless sits at his desk in downtown Toronto, flipping through photo after photo of burning huts and maimed bodies. He points
The front door of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band office swings open every few minutes with a visitor or a band member.
War looms. This time next year, 100 million new mouths will go hungry, according to World Bank projections. That will push the number of starving people
