The Man Whom Exxon Tried to Drill

The Man Whom Exxon Tried To Drill

Editor’s note: This story was produced with support from the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder. Just before midnight on a quiet Sunday in Amsterdam, Mark van Baal’s phone lit up. He’d been winding down for the evening, the weekend nearly over, when he noticed the international number and answered. On the line was a Reuters reporter calling from Houston. “I’m sorry, I know it’s late in the Netherlands,” the…