"Follow the money": new animated short

Oxfam America has just launched a new animated video showing how so little of the profits from extractive industries reach local communities. In the US the video is intended to encourage people to take action and contact their member of Congress regarding the Energy Security Through Transparency Act – a crucial piece of legislation that would require any company registered with the US authorities (Securities and Exchange Commission) to disclose their payments in every country of operation.

See also: a short video just released by the US Helsinki Commission on transparency in the oil, gas and mining sectors as a crucial aspect of addressing the resource curse.