The Dilemma of Financial Opacity

John Defterios: It's very difficult to figure out who is financing coal plants. He says it could be retained earnings or money raised through bonds and loans, but that's how they're building them. "I think we can find most of the money," he says; even paying for access to finance industry databases isn't always enough. But there are other resources you can use if you really want to know what's going on.