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February 22, 2013
By Mia Steinle
Extractives Revenue Openness Initiative Holds First Meeting
Representatives from civil society, industry, and government came together last week to plan how to make the government’s collection of royalty payments from natural resources companies more transparent.
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
December 5, 2012
By Neil Gordon
BP Suspension: What’s Behind Door Number Two?
Despite having several other companies from which it can purchase fuel, whichever company the Pentagon chooses to replace BP with will likely pose as great a responsibility risk.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
November 28, 2012
By Neil Gordon
EPA Sends a Message With BP Suspension
The EPA’s suspension of BP sends a message to all federal contractors, large and small, that they will be held accountable for their misconduct.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
November 9, 2012
By Mia Steinle
Oil and Gas Industry Loses Latest Round in Battle with SEC
In an attempt to combat corruption in resource-rich developing countries, two years ago Congress ordered U.S. corporations to disclose payments they make to foreign governments for the extraction of oil, gas and minerals. This week, the Securities and Exch
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
July 30, 2012
By Mia Steinle
Mission Impossible? Not for 82-year-old Anti-Nuclear Weapons Activist
When a nuclear weapons facility can't stop infiltration by an octogenarian nun, it's time to reassess its security standards. The 82-year-old nun, accompanied by two other anti-nuclear activists, broke into Tennessee's Y-12 National Security Complex early Saturday morning.
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Topics: National Security
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