Secret contributions to the president. An aggressive hunt for the source of leaks to a major newspaper about a police investigation into the contributors. Sound familiar? Now add a twist: the contributor in question is heir to the fortune of one of the biggest cosmetics companies in the world — L’Oreal.
Mark Schapiro
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Mark Schapiro specializes in international and environmental stories. His award-winning work appears in all media: in publications such as Harpers, The Atlantic, Mother Jones and Yale 360; on television, including PBS FRONTLINE/World and KQED; on public radio including Marketplace; and on the web. He is currently writing a book for Wiley & Co. investigating the backstory to our carbon footprints. His previous book, "EXPOSED: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What’s at Stake for American Power," reveals the health and economic implications of the tightening of environmental standards by the European Union.
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Crime in the carbon markets
At an Interpol conference in France, police plan to bust environmental crimes.
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Four states prepare legal assault on California’s climate law
The attorneys general of at least four states are preparing to sue California if the state’s landmark law limiting greenhouse gas emissions survives a challenge at the ballot box this November. READ FULL ARTICLE >> Watch the full episode of Carbon Watch online. >> See web exclusive features on Carbon Watch.
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Colombian journalist denied a U.S. visa
Hollman Morris cannot pursue a year as a Nieman fellow at Harvard University.
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Tracking BP: The Climate Desk
As the fast-motion oil catastrophe unfolds in the Gulf, check out some great reporting from a new media consortium.
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Carbon carousel: European market a haven for tax fraud
A tax scandal has been rocking the global carbon markets. Ironically, it is emanating from Copenhagen, which six months ago hosted the world’s largest climate summit.
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The Carbon Hunters
CIR and FRONTLINE/World track the emerging market in forest carbon offsets. In this FRONTLINE/World segment (broadcast May 11) CIR senior correspondent Mark Schapiro and producer Andres Cediel travel deep into the Atlantic Forest and the Amazon, where they discover what life is like on the other end of an offset deal. >> Watch the full […]
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Miscounting carbon
Measuring carbon offsets was highlighted last month when the UN suspended TuvSud.
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The new deal makers of the Amazon
Brazil’s carbon market is raising important questions about prices and regulations.
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Calculating the value of carbon in trees
The fate of the world’s tropical forests is a contentious issue as the U.S. debates a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. American companies want the ability to meet limits by purchasing forests and agreeing not to cut them down. In a two-part series on the public radio show Marketplace, CIR explores what a forest offset […]