Conservation International returns Exxon’s Money

Aug 14, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,

Several weeks ago I penned a letter calling out Conservation International for accepting US$10 million to green wash Exxon’s bad environmental track record, including their continuous flaring here in Guyana. In that letter I enquired about this grant and what had happened with those funds. Lo and Behold, thanks to some good investigative journalism from Kaieteur News, it was revealed that Conservation International returned Exxon’s money possibly because of that company’s poor environmental tract record and practices. Well it has to take a media enquiry to reveal this. Why did Conservation International not make a statement on this all along? In fact, why did they take big oil money in the first place, knowing full well it was an excuse to green wash.
Now the cat is out of the bag what will Exxon do with the funds? Will they look for another scapegoat conservation organization in Guyana to partner with to green wash? Quite likely they will do so. Let’s see if a secret conservation deal will be signed. I call on Guyanese to be vigilant to this colonial entity that is trying to buy everyone in Guyana. I sincerely believe they have bought out the politicians, the local private sector and are working on civil society organization and groups, one by one. Let’s be vigilant; their track record speaks for itself. They are not to be trusted and are only concerned with extracting Guyana’s oil as quickly as possible with scant regard for the environment or Guyanese.

Yours sincerely,
Shawn Gittens

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