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Where Does All The Radioactive Fracking Waste Go?

DeSmogBlog

Those levels are more than 400 times the protective health limits designated by the U.S. Financed by Facebook and powering Shell fracking operations, the Prospero 1 solar field lies just a few miles from the Lotus disposal site in Andrews County, Texas. The oil and gas industry produces an extraordinary amount of waste.

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Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

Business Green

Like many emerging economies Indonesia has a rapidly growing population to feed and house, and exploitation of its natural resources has helped raise living standards for millions, while increasing its economic power and influence on the global stage. NGOs including WWF and Greenpeace gave these commitments a cautious welcome.