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NEW: A top politician enabled rainforest destruction in a Sierra Leone national park so political elites could construct luxury homes there. The park's home to chimpanzees and deforestation threatens a major dam, with potentially catastrophic consequences. thegeckoproject.org/articles…
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Bea Mountain Mining, Liberia’s largest gold miner, repeatedly polluted rivers relied on by communities.
The release of cyanide, arsenic and copper at dangerous levels is posing serious risks to human health.
Story by @EdDavey1 & @AlAviram for @geckoproj. bit.ly/4rIz0W2
Today we launch a new series on West African deforestation, with The AP & funded by @pulitzercenter. First up, we reveal how a gold miner in the supply chains of Apple and Nvidia repeatedly spilled cyanide and arsenic, devastating nearby villagers' lives. thegeckoproject.org/articles…
Liberian regulators recorded multiple illegal discharges between 2016 and 2023, Bea Mountain obstructing inspectors and withholding data. Yet the company was only given one fine, of $99,000, inexplicably later reduced to $25,000.
Nvidia said the company is committed to ensuring its products are "sourced responsibly.” None of the other subjects provided a comment. The story is running on the AP, in the Washington Post, the Independent, ABC News, and many other newspapers worldwide. washingtonpost.com/business/…
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PM 2.5 pollution shown on our Watershed Pollution Map. You can trace our road network, town centres + power stations in air pollution associated with heart disease, stroke, COPD + asthma. Burning fossil fuels + wood are major sources of PM 2.5.
Burning fossil fuels to generate energy, power cars, cook or heat homes generates PM 2.5 air pollution - linked to heart disease, breathing difficulties, vulnerability to infectious disease + mental health issues.
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🌳It’s massive: half the size of Belgium
🪖Soldiers were deployed. Rainforests are cleared. Indigenous communities are displaced.
🎞️A new film by @thegeckoproject shows the impact of Indonesia’s “food estate” in Papua.
👇‘The Papua Sky is Splitting’
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Day of the Jackal: best thriller of all time. I once wrote to FF asking him to read my book & provide a cover quote. Got a lovely note back saying he was too busy but wishing me good luck. More than from most of the big guns I wrote to. An absolute gent. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj4…
After three great years at the Associated Press, I'm excited to join the Gecko Project as deputy director, helping a top team of investigative reporters expose environmental crime & corruption. We've got some big stories in the pipeline, watch this space!
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In 2011, there was a huge oil spill from a Shell ship off Nigeria, after cargo transfer systems failed. Internal documents now show years later its cargo transfer systems were still "high risk" & "continuously deficient," & firefighting equipment lacking. apnews.com/article/oil-spill…
Additionally, leaked safety surveys of the Bonga's crew show they thought standards have fallen across the board since the 2011 spill, with maintenance and resources a particular worry. Two whistleblowers said the problems risk another huge oil spill.