S8 Ep6 | Old-School Greenwashing

Drilled

Critical Frequency

True Crime, Earth Sciences, Social Sciences, Science

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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When we first started reporting this story, people unfamiliar with it would suggest talking to local environmental groups. Surely they would have something to say about a massive new polluting industry springing up in the country! But every group we could find operating in Guyana had taken money from Exxon or one of its partners. Several have made promotional videos praising the project. They argue that oil money is no dirtier than any other source of funding, and if it’s there, they may as well take it to do good conservation projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.8	First time I ever heard anything about Guyana,
0:52.9	was years ago in a pirate bar, yes, a pirate bar in San Francisco,
0:59.4	drinking aged rum for the first time.
1:02.6	Well, a friend of mine told me about this new gig he'd gotten,
1:05.6	promoting a small South American country
1:08.8	has an ecotourism destination.
1:11.7	Conservation efforts in ecotourism have been a big thing in Guyana,
1:15.6	about as long as they've been a thing period.
1:19.0	But now the country is known not only for its pristine rainforest
1:23.5	and hundreds of species of native birds,
1:26.3	but also for its burgeoning oil industry.
1:29.9	I wanted to know whether the ecotourism folks were annoyed by the oil folks.
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