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‘The curse of gold’: Ubiquitous symbol of wealth still fuels war and abuse

The boys are young, barely in their teens, knee-deep in the muddy rivers of Iga Barriere, panning for gold in one of the most resource-rich but notoriously corrupt countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo. We don’t know where the gold they’ve mined has gone, but we do know that the mineral continues to fuel the decades-long conflict and corruption that has gripped this region since the start of the Congolese war in 1998 . Boys pan for gold on a riverside at Iga in the resource-rich Ituri region of eastern Congo. Credit: Armed groups and criminal networks ruthlessly fight each other for control of wealth’s most ubiquitous symbol…

‘The curse of gold’: Ubiquitous symbol of wealth still fuels war and abuse

The boys are young, barely in their teens, knee-deep in the muddy rivers of Iga Barriere, panning for gold in one of the most resource-rich but notoriously corrupt countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo. We don’t know where the gold they’ve mined has gone, but we do know that the mineral continues to fuel the decades-long conflict and corruption that has gripped this region since the start of the Congolese war in 1998 . Boys pan for gold on a riverside at Iga in the resource-rich Ituri region of eastern Congo. Credit: Armed groups and criminal networks ruthlessly fight each other for control of wealth’s most ubiquitous symbol…

‘The curse of gold’: Ubiquitous symbol of wealth still fuels war and abuse

The boys are young, barely in their teens, knee-deep in the muddy rivers of Iga Barriere, panning for gold in one of the most resource-rich but notoriously corrupt countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo. We don’t know where the gold they’ve mined has gone, but we do know that the mineral continues to fuel the decades-long conflict and corruption that has gripped this region since the start of the Congolese war in 1998 . Boys pan for gold on a riverside at Iga in the resource-rich Ituri region of eastern Congo. Credit: Armed groups and criminal networks ruthlessly fight each other for control of wealth’s most ubiquitous symbol…

Canada's Oil Sands Set for Expansion as Pipeline Nears Completion

Canada’s oil producers plan higher output for this year and expect to earn more from their heavy crude once the long-delayed expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline enters into service. The start date of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) is the key uncertainty this year for the Canadian oil industry, the benchmark Canadian heavy oil prices, and the revenues for the oil-producing province of Alberta. if(window.innerWidthADVERTISEMENTfreestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "oilprice_medrec_atf", slotId: "oilprice_medrec_atf" });';document.write(write_html);} Despite this uncertainty about the additional export capacity…

Norway Moves Aggressively To Curb Cruise Ship Emissions

The coastline of Norway is composed of hundreds of fjords — long, narrow sea inlets with steep cliffs created by glaciers. The fjords attract hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, most of them on cruise ships that burn heavy bunker oil, some of the dirtiest fuel there is. That’s a problem. Cruise ships today are self-contained floating cities. They generate their own electricity, have kitchens that feed up to 5000 people three times a day, and have their own desalinization equipment and wastewater treatment systems on board — all of it powered by diesel fuel. According to Transport and Environment , in 2017, Carnival, the…