Ashley Renders
Class of 2014
FGJ 2014, Investigating Corporations
M.A. (Conflict Studies And Human Rights)
Ashley is now assistant editor and senior writer of Corporate Knights — a web service and magazine that covers corporate social responsibility around the world. Ashley had researched European climate change activism for her graduate degree at the University of Utrecht. She brought those insights to us, where she covered big debates shaping the natural resources industry for The National Post, Reuters-affiliated Trust.org, and VICE Canada. During the Fellowship, Ashley broke news about the Canadian mining industry for The National Post and, with Alia Dharssi, ran a major investigation into US oil companies’ royalties, which appeared on Reuters.
“Applying for the fellowship was the most important professional decision I have made so far. Before taking part in the program, I never would have believed that I could have a full time career as a writer. The program taught me how to turn abstract ideas into marketable stories that I can share with the world. This is by far the most valuable skill I have learned in a classroom.”
Traded for Gold
Resource-rich NWT begins rewriting its mining rules in an effort to attract investment
Freelancers for life
Nothing to Hide
Before Election, Dutch Right-Wing Wants Politician Sylvana Simons to Shut Up
WTF is multi-level marketing?
How People In Toronto Are Fighting Back Against Growing Neo-Nazi and Fascist Groups
What to Expect at Tomorrow’s Illegal Climate Action in Paris
Surveillance, Paranoia, and Life Under a State of Emergency in France
Canada Is Talking Tough on Climate But Don’t Expect the Oil Sands to Shut Down
Canada Takes the Side of Poor Countries at Climate Talks
Climate Activists Say Keystone XL Was Just the Beginning
Justin Trudeau Is Bringing Stephen Harper’s Emissions Plan to the Paris Climate Talks
This Nunavut Photographer Takes Stunning Photographs of Arctic Life
Homophobic culture permeates mining industry
Vandana Shiva on the business of food
Unemployed find immigrant status hard to drop
Small economies, big emissions
Setting a global transparency standard is like herding cats
Making pollinators political
When you know better, you do better
Ignoring climate change is risky business
New U.S. agency gets tough on energy cheats, royalty penalties up nearly six fold
Big oil firms accused of cheating on royalties lead fight to limit US disclosure rules
Not Everyone Is Happy About Green Energy
Mining Companies Are Being Forced Into Developing a Conscience
PDAC 2014: Neighbours demand share of mining cash
People surveyed say they feel safer, though trust in rule of law wanes
Fate of U.S. agency rule on extractives hangs in the balance as two SEC regulators tilt toward industry
Health Canada Are a Mess Right Now
Canadian oil companies ready to disclose more of their payments than U.S.
Canada Wants the World to Relax its GMO Standards
‘Money is disappearing into someone’s pocket’: Canadian miners push for disclosure on foreign payments
Canada’s new super-union expands its membership to include everyone — even people without a job
Is oil from Canada’s tar sands needed – or a disaster?
As Ring of Fire called off, Thunder Bay teeters between boom and bust
Far-right faction gears up for Warsaw march during UN climate conference, sparking fears for delegates’ safety
Activists push big Canadian investors to dump energy stocks
