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24.11.2025
Amazon’s hidden data centres
Leaked documents reveal corporation’s reach—and environmental impact
04.11.2025
North Sea Storm
Poised to take control of ‘the backbone of the UK’s energy production’, Franceso Mazzagatti is defending allegations bribery, forgery and fraud
11.11.2025
Jack Ma’s family shifted wealth to UK after years-long ‘disappearance’
Chinese billionaire’s family bought London mansion as he reconciled with Chinese authorities after years of exile
25.10.2025
Amazon strategised about keeping water use secret
Memo reveals company target includes only half its data centres’ consumption
06.10.2025
Shadow fleet slicks test limits of EU sanctions
The West has sanctioned more than 400 ships carrying Russian oil. The slicks keep coming
07.08.2025
‘Game of greenwashing’
On the front line of the battle against plastic waste, a World Bank scheme sparks controversy
09.04.2025
Big Tech’s data centre push will take water from the world’s driest areas
Tech giants are building data centres in water-scarce parts of five continents
25.03.2025
Burning Rubber
The poisonous afterlife of waste tyres
12.02.2025
‘Cocktail of contaminants’
Burning plastic and emitting toxic gases has become central to ‘plastic offsetting’ claims
04.02.2025
Shadow Crews
EU and Ukrainian companies are manning the ships carrying Putin’s oil
31.01.2025
Total mega-project in doubt as backers review evidence of killings, rape and detentions
Governments are reviewing their support for Total’s $20 billion gas project after SourceMaterial revealed abuse allegations against troops defending the site.
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