A major joint investigation by Eesti Ekspress, SourceMaterial, and OCCRP has revealed how Estonian citizens and businesses are deeply entangled in a notorious russian money laundering network utilized by the Kremlin, international arms dealers, and drug cartels. Here the breakdown 🧵 1/
June 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
A major joint investigation by Eesti Ekspress, SourceMaterial, and OCCRP has revealed how Estonian citizens and businesses are deeply entangled in a notorious russian money laundering network utilized by the Kremlin, international arms dealers, and drug cartels. Here the breakdown 🧵 1/
🧋 Une enquête AFP et SourceMaterial montre que le système des crédits plastique, promu pour réduire la pollution et doper le recyclage, alimente une industrie plus polluante que l'aviation : les cimenteries où des déchets plastique finissent incinérés.
February 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🧋 Une enquête AFP et SourceMaterial montre que le système des crédits plastique, promu pour réduire la pollution et doper le recyclage, alimente une industrie plus polluante que l'aviation : les cimenteries où des déchets plastique finissent incinérés.
How do you apply investigative skills to environmental stories? Join us tomorrow for a live talk with Press Awards Environmental Journalist of the Year Costanza Gambarini (@source-material.org). She'll explain how she combines digital research with rigorous reporting. discord.gg/bellingcat?e...
July 15, 2026 at 10:15 AM
How do you apply investigative skills to environmental stories? Join us tomorrow for a live talk with Press Awards Environmental Journalist of the Year Costanza Gambarini (@source-material.org). She'll explain how she combines digital research with rigorous reporting. discord.gg/bellingcat?e...
"Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, an investigation by SourceMaterial and the Guardian has found." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, an investigation by SourceMaterial and the Guardian has found." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In 2022, Italian oil company Eni approached Kenyan farmers with a pitch: plant castor, and we’ll buy the crop to turn into green fuel.
But an investigation by POLITICO and SourceMaterial found many smallholders were left with no pay — and no food.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/seed...
But an investigation by POLITICO and SourceMaterial found many smallholders were left with no pay — and no food.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/seed...
April 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM
In 2022, Italian oil company Eni approached Kenyan farmers with a pitch: plant castor, and we’ll buy the crop to turn into green fuel.
But an investigation by POLITICO and SourceMaterial found many smallholders were left with no pay — and no food.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/seed...
But an investigation by POLITICO and SourceMaterial found many smallholders were left with no pay — and no food.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/seed...
scopOphilic_micromessaging_1360 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2025)
#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #SoulThieves #SourceMaterial #FlyLes
#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #SoulThieves #SourceMaterial #FlyLes
December 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
scopOphilic_micromessaging_1360 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2025)
#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #SoulThieves #SourceMaterial #FlyLes
#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #SoulThieves #SourceMaterial #FlyLes
Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, an investigation by SourceMaterial and the Guardian has found.
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, an investigation by SourceMaterial and the Guardian has found.
In 2022, Italian oil company Eni approached Kenyan farmers with a pitch: plant castor, and we’ll buy the crop to turn into green fuel.
But an investigation by POLITICO and SourceMaterial found many smallholders were left with no pay — and no food.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/seed...
But an investigation by POLITICO and SourceMaterial found many smallholders were left with no pay — and no food.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/seed...
April 5, 2026 at 8:30 AM
In 2022, Italian oil company Eni approached Kenyan farmers with a pitch: plant castor, and we’ll buy the crop to turn into green fuel.
But an investigation by POLITICO and SourceMaterial found many smallholders were left with no pay — and no food.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/seed...
But an investigation by POLITICO and SourceMaterial found many smallholders were left with no pay — and no food.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/seed...
Hello Bluesky! We are SourceMaterial, an investigative newsroom covering stories relating to climate, corruption and democracy.
December 12, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Hello Bluesky! We are SourceMaterial, an investigative newsroom covering stories relating to climate, corruption and democracy.
"Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, the non-profit investigatory organisation SourceMaterial and the Guardian have found."
(The Guardian)
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(The Guardian)
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April 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, the non-profit investigatory organisation SourceMaterial and the Guardian have found."
(The Guardian)
#collapse
(The Guardian)
#collapse
At least five tankers from Russia’s sanctions-dodging armada have carried on sailing unimpeded in European waters after leaving oil slicks near the continent, according to a joint investigation by the not-for-profit journalism group SourceMaterial and POLITICO. www.politico.eu/article/russ...
October 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
At least five tankers from Russia’s sanctions-dodging armada have carried on sailing unimpeded in European waters after leaving oil slicks near the continent, according to a joint investigation by the not-for-profit journalism group SourceMaterial and POLITICO. www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Uma investigação do The Guardian, em parceria com a organização SourceMaterial, revelou que Amazon, Google e Microsoft operam e planejam construir data centers em algumas das regiões mais secas do mundo, espalhadas por cinco continentes
May 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Uma investigação do The Guardian, em parceria com a organização SourceMaterial, revelou que Amazon, Google e Microsoft operam e planejam construir data centers em algumas das regiões mais secas do mundo, espalhadas por cinco continentes
When your work is a reference on Wikipedia you know you're doing something right. I think...
#historywriter #troopingthecolour #sourcematerial #writerslife
#historywriter #troopingthecolour #sourcematerial #writerslife
April 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
When your work is a reference on Wikipedia you know you're doing something right. I think...
#historywriter #troopingthecolour #sourcematerial #writerslife
#historywriter #troopingthecolour #sourcematerial #writerslife
When SourceMaterial and Le Monde published their findings, the article prompted outrage and calls for investigations by governments in France, the Netherlands, and the UK.
Covering Climate Now is proud to help uplift and celebrate impactful work like this that shines a light on injustice.
Covering Climate Now is proud to help uplift and celebrate impactful work like this that shines a light on injustice.
December 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
When SourceMaterial and Le Monde published their findings, the article prompted outrage and calls for investigations by governments in France, the Netherlands, and the UK.
Covering Climate Now is proud to help uplift and celebrate impactful work like this that shines a light on injustice.
Covering Climate Now is proud to help uplift and celebrate impactful work like this that shines a light on injustice.
SourceMaterial y The Guardian han compilado un mapa de 632 centros de datos, activos o en desarrollo, propiedad de Amazon, Microsoft y Google (un aumento del 78%) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Se están planteando muchos en zonas con estrés hídrico y analizan el caso España 😒
#AIEthics
Se están planteando muchos en zonas con estrés hídrico y analizan el caso España 😒
#AIEthics
April 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
SourceMaterial y The Guardian han compilado un mapa de 632 centros de datos, activos o en desarrollo, propiedad de Amazon, Microsoft y Google (un aumento del 78%) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Se están planteando muchos en zonas con estrés hídrico y analizan el caso España 😒
#AIEthics
Se están planteando muchos en zonas con estrés hídrico y analizan el caso España 😒
#AIEthics
But there is no Russian meddling going on right?
September 29, 2026 at 12:27 AM
But there is no Russian meddling going on right?
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents
Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, an investigation by SourceMaterial and the Guardian has found.
With Donald Trump pledging to support them, the three technology giants are planning hundreds of datacentres in the US and across the globe, with a potentially huge impact on populations already living with water scarcity. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
“one in 6 barrels of petrol shipped to Nigeria in the past year came from a single blending unit in Antwerp🇧🇪, producing high-sulphur “African-quality fuel”.
Some European refiners have another, more derogatory term for it: “jungle juice” [..] too toxic for European markets but sellable in Africa.”
Some European refiners have another, more derogatory term for it: “jungle juice” [..] too toxic for European markets but sellable in Africa.”
Toxic Trade – SourceMaterial
African cities are choking as UK refineries export high-sulphur fuels banned in Europe
www.source-material.org
November 23, 2024 at 8:18 AM
“one in 6 barrels of petrol shipped to Nigeria in the past year came from a single blending unit in Antwerp🇧🇪, producing high-sulphur “African-quality fuel”.
Some European refiners have another, more derogatory term for it: “jungle juice” [..] too toxic for European markets but sellable in Africa.”
Some European refiners have another, more derogatory term for it: “jungle juice” [..] too toxic for European markets but sellable in Africa.”
Internews' Earth Journalism Network is collaborating with SourceMaterial, the Pulitzer Center AI Accountability Initiative and 14 Asian outlets reporting across 11 countries for "Dark Side of the Boom," a series exploring environmental and social costs of AI. Tech Policy Press is a project partner.
Dark Side of the Boom
earthjournalism.net
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Internews' Earth Journalism Network is collaborating with SourceMaterial, the Pulitzer Center AI Accountability Initiative and 14 Asian outlets reporting across 11 countries for "Dark Side of the Boom," a series exploring environmental and social costs of AI. Tech Policy Press is a project partner.
Formy ruského hovadismu, zlomyslného buranství a nepřátelství proti Evropě jsou bezbřehé. Záměrně vypouštět do moře u evropských břehů ropu s cílem zničit pláže , vodu a životní prostředí je level TOP.
Ty tankery už dávno měly stát zabavené v přístavech.
www.novinky.cz/clanek/zahra...
Ty tankery už dávno měly stát zabavené v přístavech.
www.novinky.cz/clanek/zahra...
Lodě ruské stínové flotily vypouštějí ropu k evropským břehům - Novinky
Plavidla ruské stínové flotily vypouštějí ropu do moří u evropských břehů. Na základě společné investigace se žurnalistickou neziskovou organizací SourceMaterial o tom informuje bruselský list Politic...
www.novinky.cz
October 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Formy ruského hovadismu, zlomyslného buranství a nepřátelství proti Evropě jsou bezbřehé. Záměrně vypouštět do moře u evropských břehů ropu s cílem zničit pláže , vodu a životní prostředí je level TOP.
Ty tankery už dávno měly stát zabavené v přístavech.
www.novinky.cz/clanek/zahra...
Ty tankery už dávno měly stát zabavené v přístavech.
www.novinky.cz/clanek/zahra...
finished the 2nd season of One Piece live action and I'm pretty sure I posted the same thing after season 1 but: this series just reminds me why I love films and series so much… like the Love and Appreciation for the sourcematerial and the passion of the creators is all over this series UGHHH!!!!!!
March 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
finished the 2nd season of One Piece live action and I'm pretty sure I posted the same thing after season 1 but: this series just reminds me why I love films and series so much… like the Love and Appreciation for the sourcematerial and the passion of the creators is all over this series UGHHH!!!!!!
tinyurl.com/NZT-FID-SM explains how the Govt effectively "insured" the fossil fuel industry for losses on a new carbon capture project
@goodlawproject.bsky.social and I don't think this was lawful, see post below, and it raises wide issues around about governance, transparency and democracy
@goodlawproject.bsky.social and I don't think this was lawful, see post below, and it raises wide issues around about governance, transparency and democracy
April 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
tinyurl.com/NZT-FID-SM explains how the Govt effectively "insured" the fossil fuel industry for losses on a new carbon capture project
@goodlawproject.bsky.social and I don't think this was lawful, see post below, and it raises wide issues around about governance, transparency and democracy
@goodlawproject.bsky.social and I don't think this was lawful, see post below, and it raises wide issues around about governance, transparency and democracy
INVESTIGATION: Indonesian firms targeted in a palm oil fraud probe supplied European firms, an investigation by AFP and SourceMaterial (@Source_Mat) has found.
The European firms include Italian energy giant Eni and Finnish sustainable aviation fuel leader Neste
u.afp.com/SLMh
The European firms include Italian energy giant Eni and Finnish sustainable aviation fuel leader Neste
u.afp.com/SLMh
March 16, 2026 at 5:33 AM
INVESTIGATION: Indonesian firms targeted in a palm oil fraud probe supplied European firms, an investigation by AFP and SourceMaterial (@Source_Mat) has found.
The European firms include Italian energy giant Eni and Finnish sustainable aviation fuel leader Neste
u.afp.com/SLMh
The European firms include Italian energy giant Eni and Finnish sustainable aviation fuel leader Neste
u.afp.com/SLMh
Fresnillo, one of the UK’s largest mining groups, has been told it should pay as much as $630 million to a Mexican community whose land it illegally mined for gold, according to documents obtained by SourceMaterial →
www.source-material.org/fresnillo-so...
www.source-material.org/fresnillo-so...
Fresnillo faces $630m demand to restore 'illegally-mined' gold – SourceMaterial
The goldmining giant lost access to a Mexican mine in 2013 — now a court-appointed review says it must return $630m of gold it mined there.
www.source-material.org
May 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Fresnillo, one of the UK’s largest mining groups, has been told it should pay as much as $630 million to a Mexican community whose land it illegally mined for gold, according to documents obtained by SourceMaterial →
www.source-material.org/fresnillo-so...
www.source-material.org/fresnillo-so...