| August 4, 2004: World
Bank Misses Historic Opportunity, Fails to Act to Protect
the Poor |
| April 22, 2004: World
Bank Funnels Taxpayer Funds for Poverty Reduction to Halliburton,
Big Oil |
| March 29, 2004: IDB
Fuels Global Warming and Enron |
| August 7, 2003: Public
Financing Delayed Again For Destructive Gas Project in Peru’s
Amazon. |
| July 23, 2003: Groups
Demand Repeal of Bush Immunity for US Oil Companies in Iraq. |
| March 24, 2003: Rumsfeld
Ignored Weapons of Mass Destruction in Pursuit of Oil Pipeline.
New Report Documents Hawk's Efforts on Bechtel's Behalf. |
| March 24, 2003: Inter-American
Development Bank President Iglesias Admits Serious Flaws
in Camisea Gas Project: Still No Commitment to Loan |
February 25, 2003: U.S.
Public Banks Back in the Spotlight Over Financing for
Camisea Gas Project in Peru's Amazon Heartland |
| November 14, 2002: Enviros
Criticize Bolivian President's DC Visit to Help Enron and
Shell Win $125 Million Public Funds from Development Bank |
| October 30, 2002: More
than 200 Groups Call Attention to Corporate Accountability
as Bush Tries to Change the Subject
|
| September 26, 2002: World
Bank's Corporate Fossil Fuel Welfare Kings Revealed in New
IPS Study |
| August 30, 2002: In
the Americas, Taxpayers Support Big Oil with 63 Times More
Funds than Clean Energy Since 1992 [en
español] |
| June 22, 2002: World
Bank Scores Own Goal In Budapest. Bank staff fails to prove
projects alleviate poverty |
| March 22, 2002: Institute
for Policy Studies Uncovers $7 Billion in Public Assistance
for Enron's Global Operations [en
español] |
|
November 16, 2001: Congress
members fight Bush secret courts; U.S. military will try
civilians from other countries
|
| November 9, 2001: Critics'
Attempts at Constructive Dialogue Find World Bank Less than
Engaging |
| October 29, 2001: New
Database Calculates Lifetime Greenhouse Gas Emissions from
Nine Years of World Bank Fossil Fuel Projects. First-of-its-kind
resource catalogues $20 billion in dirty energy projects
since 1992 |
| July 20, 2001: U.S.
Government is #1 Banker for Fossil Fuels Abroad |
| July 20, 2001: Exxon-Mobil:
Under fire |
| June 21, 2001: IFC
ignores Nigerian community concerns, approves loan with
Shell |
| May 24, 2001: World
Bank's IFC to Fund 'Risky'Project Involving Shell in Nigeria
|
| May 17, 2001, : Calling
Coal “An Environmentally Attractive Fuel Source,”
World Bank Arm Votes to Finance Massive Coal Mine
in China |
| April 27, 2001: Leaked
World Bank Memo Says Oil, Gas, and Mining Investments
Pose “Clear and Present Danger."
Document fuels urgency for Bank to reassess polluting
projects |
| April 16, 2001:
U.S. Newswire: Earth Day CEO Warns of U.S. & World
Bank Role in Global Warming, Charges Current U.S. Policy
Will Increase Greenhouse Emissions |
| November 17, 2000:
Biggest Loophole in Climate Treaty May Come from World Bank,
Export Credit Agencies |
| April 10, 2000: Environmental
Leaders Block Pennsylvania Avenue in Front of World Bank
to Protest Destructive Oil, Gas and Mining Projects |
|
On eve of Clinton visit, World
Bank grants China $330 million for high polluting coal
project. 1997-98 bank loans for China coal top
$1.3 billion; projects threaten global warming treaty
|
| April 10, 2000: Sierra Club of Canada press
advisory, "NGOs
call on the World Bank to stop financing Oil, Gas and Mining!" |
| April 28, 1999: OPIC
And EX-IM Fuel Climate Change: Report Exposes U.S. Government's
Hypocrisy in Supporting Fossil Fuels Abroad
|
| March 9, 1999: New
Information about US Oil Company's Role in Escalating Violence
in Nigeria Prompts Call for Congressional Investigation
|
| June 1997: World
Bank tells UN Earth Summit of new action to safeguard environment |
