On AlterNet: bechtel

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Nuclear Disaster in the US: How Bechtel Is Botching the World's Costliest Environmental Cleanup

Joshua Frank, Seattle Weekly. October 21, 2011.

Department of Energy scientists are alleging catastrophic mismanagement of massive cleanup efforts at Hanford, the former nuclear weapons outpost.

Water Wars: How One City's Fight Against a Multinational Ignited a Movement Battling Water Privatization

Tina Gerhardt, AlterNet. April 19, 2010.

Cochabama, Bolivia was ground zero 10 years ago in the fight against water privatization, but the threat still persists across the world.

Defeating the Multinationals Is Just the Start of the Problem for Anti-Globalization Movements

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. January 9, 2009.

Bolivia ignited anti-globalization supporters by ousting the company that controlled its water. But that was just the beginning of its problems.

Iran Stepping in to Bring Electricity to Iraq

Ahmed Ali, Dahr Jamail, IPS News. August 12, 2008.

With temperatures sky-high and drought on its way, Iraqis in need of electricity are looking to Iran for relief.

The Corporate Takeover of Water in Ecuador

Sara Grusky, International Relations Center. November 9, 2007.

Residents are demanding damages from Bechtel because of water contamination and cut-offs.

Bechtel Bails on Iraq

Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. November 14, 2006.

After making billions and then pulling out of Iraq, the company has big plans for raking in more lucre in Bush's Middle East Free Trade Area.