CRUDE ACCOUNTABILITY

Crude Accountability is seeking relocation and compensation for the nearly 1300 villagers of Berezovka, Kazakhstan who are suffering from a host of chronic illnesses as a result of exposure to toxins from the nearby Karachaganak oil and gas field. The field is operated by Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. (a consortium including Chevron, British Gas, ENI and Lukoil), and has received financing from the World Bank Group's private lending arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC). In other words, US tax payer money, intended to support the World Bank's mission to alleviate poverty, is financing this environmentally destructive project... Crude Accountability is committed to the principles of transparency, cooperation, and scientific inquiry. We acknowledge the systems of racial and economic injustice, including kleptocracy, which must be dismantled in order to bring social and environmental justice to communities most affected by environmental exploitation and the climate..

Primary location: Linden United States