Corruption
“Corruption is widespread…in…oil, gas, and mining.”
“The nature of Big Oil and Gas…is to make money.”
Corruption [is] at the heart of…the harm we’re doing."
There’s no government in charge of the whole world. 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.”
“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.”
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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“Environmental crime is…on an industrial scale…Transnational organized crime … makes billions.”
What happens in the middle of the ocean?
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“Fishing vessels are…used to smuggle people, drugs and firearms.”
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Seaspiracy “reveals the fraud, corruption and greed…destroying the oceans.”
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Shark fin “traffickers…export illegal product to Asia.”
An organization that exposes criminal cruelty, illegal graft, and toxic dumping is Global Witness.