Gates Foundation profits from a root of the problem; The endowment fund of the world's richest man has been exposed as a key investor in some of the worlds biggest environmental polluters, making a mockery of its philanthropy.(News)

From: The Sunday Independent (South Africa) | Date: January 14, 2007 | Copyright information

BYLINE: Charles Piller, Edmund Sanders and Robyn Dixon

Ebocha, Nigeria - Justice Eta, 14 months old, held out his tiny thumb. An ink spot certified that he had been immunised against polio and measles, thanks to a vaccination drive supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

But polio is not the only threat Justice faces. Almost since birth, he has had respiratory trouble. His neighbours call it "the cough". People blame fumes and soot spewing from a nearby oil plant. It is owned by the Italian petroleum giant Eni, whose investors include the Bill & Melinda Gates ...

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