Brendan Borrell

Freelance journalist

Brendan Borrell is a freelance journalist based in Los Angeles, who often writes about science, business, and crime. His articles have appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek, The Atlantic, National Geographic, The New York Times, and many other publications. His work can be found at brendanborrell.com.

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A palm oil company, a group of US financiers, and the destruction of Peru's rainforest

A company backed by US investors sold "deforestation-free" palm oil to the makers of Cheetos, Colgate and Pepsi. But its investors have ties to the company that cleared Amazonian rainforest for plantations.

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Two brothers created the Yeti cooler. Then their partner was murdered.

From Texas to the Philippines: the unsolved murder behind the founding of Yeti.