Friends of the Earth — Stop Firestone

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Friends of the Earth — Stop Firestone

Dec 7, 20060

Stopping Firestone: Getting Rubber to Meet the Road - Foreign Policy In Focus

by Roxanne Lawson and Tim Newman for Foreign Policy In Focus
Liberia is rich in natural resources and Africa’s largest producer of natural rubber. It is also one of the world’s poorest countries. Liberia’s impoverishment is directly related to the wealth generated from its natural resources; wealth that because of a history of inequality and exploitation [...]

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StopFirestone.org is a campaign of the Stop Firestone Coalition, a group made up of both U.S. and Liberia-based organizations. This site is in no way connected with Bridgestone Corporation or any of its affiliates or subsidieies (including Bridgestone-Firestone LLC., Firestone Natural Rubber Co., and Bridgestone Americas Inc.)

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