The Two Sides Of Guyana: A Green Champion And An Oil Producer

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English - April 01, 2024 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
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For Guyana the potential wealth from oil development was irresistible — even as the country faces rising seas. Today on the show, host Emily Kwong talks to reporter Camila Domonoske about her 2021 trip to Guyana and how the country is grappling with its role as a victim of climate change while it moves forward with drilling more oil. (encore)

For more of Camila's reporting and pictures from her visit, check out "Guyana is a poor country that was a green champion. Then Exxon discovered oil."

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