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Whitefish Energy Wins $300M No-Bid Puerto Rico Contract Despite 2 Employees

2017-10-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Whitefish Energy, a Montana company with only two full-time employees from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown, received a $300 million no-bid contract to restore Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria. The contract prohibited government auditing of costs while charging $462 …

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Hurricane Maria Devastates Puerto Rico, Exposing Infrastructure Collapse While McKinsey Continues Advising on Privatization and Austerity

2017-09-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, knocking out the entire electrical grid, leaving thousands without shelter, and causing thousands of deaths directly or indirectly—exposing catastrophic infrastructure failures resulting from decades of austerity and debt service …

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