Topic: La Gonave

2 chapters across the catalog

Elephant In The Room
Episode 199 1:41:07 - 1:44:03

199: Elephant In The Room

Deuce Club, La Gonâve Island Oil Project

The "Deuce Club" is promoted as a tribute for the upcoming 200th episode. Meanwhile, research into Haiti reveals plans by a group called "Global Renewable Energy" to purchase the island of La Gonâve for an oil refinery and port. The project, which Bill Clinton reportedly supports, would involve building mammoth oil tanks and a refinery to process "sour crude" near the earthquake's epicenter.

Elephant In The Room
Episode 199 1:44:03 - 1:49:04

199: Elephant In The Room

Haiti Oil Refinery, Strategic Sea Lanes

The island of La Gonâve is strategically located on the Windward Passage, a major energy sea lane. FAQs from developers suggest the island needs an oil refinery to be "self-sufficient," despite the environmental impact of refining sour crude. The developers have threatened to move the project to the Dominican Republic if the Haitian government does not approve it soon.