Total says it will not drill in any World Heritage Sites

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceFeb 3, 2014, 12:25 pm46 pts
One of the world's largest oil and gas companies, Total, has committed to leave the planet's UNESCO World Heritage Sites untouched, according to the United Nations. The UN says the French energy giant has sent written confirmation that it will not explore or extract fossil fuels from any of the world's over 200…

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