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Economic Development

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature, Uncategorized

Struggling to Balance Business and Conservation in the Amazon Basin

by Aaron Gilbreath February 8, 2018October 19, 2022

Driving through the Amazon Basin on a single road to see whether Brazil can balance economic development with rainforest conservation.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

How the Congo Is Working to Protect Both Its Coastline and Its People

by Aaron Gilbreath May 3, 2017October 19, 2022

A small group of park rangers help protect Congo’s wetlands from poachers and smugglers.

a water tower in kentucky painted like the american flag
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

A Small Town Crushed By a Big Weight — the Military-Industrial Complex

by michelleweber March 18, 2017October 19, 2022

This meticulously-reported piece explores the bungled investigation into a 1994 double murder in Oak Grove, Kentucky, a small town weighed down by the military-industrial complex.

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