"Corruption is widespread ... in ... oil, gas, and mining."
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“The nature of Big Oil and Gas ... is to make money.”
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“Corruption [is] at the heart of ... the harm we’re doing.”
Corruption
There's no government in charge of the whole world.
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There are national governments, regional governments,
many government officials, and countless opportunities for corruption. ​
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New York: “a scheme to defraud the ... government out of gasoline taxes.”
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Ohio: “accused of accepting $61 million from FirstEnergy Corp.”
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West Virginia: "convicted of conspiracy [and] causing the ... deaths of ... coal miners.”
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Virginia: "Conspiracy to commit wire fraud ... related to carbon offset credits.”
“Oil corruption exposes how corporations help destabilize [the] Middle East.”
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“Royal Dutch Shell [was brought up on] bribery charges ... in Nigeria.”
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Brazil: “Crooks ... sell stolen gasoline [and] launder cash." "Gas station graft is lucrative.”
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Bolivia: “Land trafficking corruption has plagued successive governments.”
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Ecuador: “The oil company knowingly dumped ... toxic waste water and ... crude oil.”
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Malaysia: "'We have ... regulations, but it’s so easy to commit fraud'.”​​​
There are names for it: "environmental crime" or "eco-corruption".
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“These crimes ... involve people exploitation ... and money laundering.”
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"’Eco-corruption’ ... is a dangerous narrative that Mexico has long avoided addressing.”
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The eco-crime "is ... on an industrial scale." Transnational "organized crime ... makes billions.”
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"Fishing vessels are ... used to smuggle people, drugs and firearms.”
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Trump allowed companies in previously protected, "fragile and vulnerable" areas.
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Shark fin “traffickers ... export illegal product to Asia.”
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and illegal money laundering related to all the pollution profiteering.
An organization that exposes the cruelty, graft, and toxic dumping is Global Witness.
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