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Chronicle Sues OPIC
Weekly Seeks Records On Insurance Cancellation
"...Chronicle filed suit against the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). The move was the latest action taken by this..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

OPIC Letter to Freeport
Footnotes:
"...1 OPIC recognizes that Article 7.02(c) provides the termination of the..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Country Club PERCs
Political Economy Researchers Preach Laissez Faire
"...Rough times for OPIC It's been a tough 18 months for the Overseas..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Freeport's Motherlode
The Feds Undress Jim Bob
"...operation. In any event, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the federal agency which provides insurance and financing to..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...James Nowlin ruled that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) must turn over documents it produced during its scientific..."

Oct. 9, 1998 News Feature

Written in Stone
UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation
"...caused by the project. In a letter to Freeport, OPIC said the mine has "severely degraded the rainforests surrounding..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

A Brave New World
If Just for One Day...
"...a U.S. government agency, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), cancelled Freeport's insurance for contractural "breaches" and for having..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Feature

Naked City
"...James Nowlin ruled that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) must release to The Austin Chronicle a 1995 environmental..."

Aug. 6, 1999 News Feature

Freeport McMoRan: A Timeline
"...Oct. 10, 1995 OPIC sends letter to Freeport, explaining that the company's $100..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Freeport McMoRan: A Timeline
"...believe further review is in order." Oct. 10, 1995 OPIC sends letter to Freeport, explaining that the company's $100..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Freeport at Grasberg: 'Devastated the river system'
"...The Chronicle forced OPIC to release the 1995 report – produced by a..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Insuring Disaster
Austin: Just Another Outpost
"...The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a federal agency which provides insurance and financing to..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Naked City
Off the Desk
"...insurance was cancelled by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). It seems that OPIC, the U.S. government-sponsored agency which..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Sunset Advisory Commission Takes Aim at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
State commission looks into concerns of transparency
"...action to strengthen the Office of Public Interest Counsel (OPIC), whose job it is to "promote public interest" in..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Naked City
Off The Desk:
"...filed a lawsuit against the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in an effort to obtain documents regarding the agency's..."

Sept. 25, 1998 News Feature

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...By specifying topics and keywords, the CyberPatrol software package, running at $30..."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Feature

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...Private Investment Corporation. The Chronicle seeks documents generated by OPIC during its environmental analysis of Freeport's vast Indonesian copper,..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...this time, Freeport-McMoRan and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) were bitter enemies, fighting a public battle over the..."

Jan. 10, 1997 News Feature

Law of the Land
Plaintiffs in Freeport Suit Are Harassed
"...11, the company notified the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a federal agency, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency..."

Sept. 27, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Off the Desk
"...of Shafer's connection to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Last month OPIC, for which Shafer serves as a..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Freeport & Grasberg: A Chronology
"...Austin Chronicle files Freedom of Information Act request with OPIC. Agency refuses to comment on insurance issue...."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...at the same time Freeport cancelled its coverage with OPIC and MIGA, it also cancelled all political risk insurance..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold and Royal/Dutch Shell, A Comparison:
"...Comments from environmental reports OPIC said "the Project has created The World Bank said..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature

Lapdogs and Watchdogs
Rep. Martinez Fischer wants teeth for insurance oversight
"...or against, a bill. But, Martinez Fischer added, "If OPIC is our watchdog, then we need to teach them..."

May 19, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Report on the Mine
Based on the findings of EnviroSearch, the Overseas Private Investment Corp. canceled Freeport's risk insurance
"...and its environmental effects. When it received the report, OPIC canceled the $100 million risk insurance policy it held..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature

Naked City
TNRCC is up for review by the Sunset Advisory Commission, but major changes don't seem likely.
"...when citizens challenge agency decisions, a truly independent body. OPIC's attorneys currently answer to the same executive director and..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Off the Desk:
"...possible that Freeport had flashbacks to October 1995 when OPIC, citing environmental problems, cancelled a $100 million insurance policy..."

Sept. 20, 1996 News Feature

The Stolen Bride
Irian Jaya Troubles Continue...
"...political risk insurance that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) was handling for Freeport. The ads said USAID's funds..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

Spanked All Over
Top Ten Environmental Stories of 1995
"...2. OPIC cancels Freeport's insurance. Citing pollution problems at the company's..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Jump off the Board
...And the Truth Shall Set You Free
"...OPIC's rejection of Freeport's insurance coverage of its Indonesian mining..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

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