Chevron Ecuador

Chevron Says These People Don't Matter

Lou Dematteis | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Chevron Sued, Environmental Damage, Green, Green Issues, Slidewide, Chevron, Chevron Pollution, Environmental Issues, Ecuador Chevron, Chevron Ecuador, Environmental Damage Ecuador, World News

I first traveled to the Ecuadoran Amazon in 1993 and witnessed first hand the contamination and environmental damage caused by Chevron.

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Clean Water in the Amazon!

Mitch Anderson | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Rainforest, Water Relief, Oil, Green Solutions, Indigenous Rights, Ecuador, Rainwater Harvesting, Big Oil, Water Pollution, Clean Water, Environmental Contamination, Water, Rainwater Catchment, Chevron Ecuador, Amazon Rainforest, Chevron, Video, Green News

Chevron is guilty of massive environmental crimes in the Amazon, but has chosen to spend millions on lobbyists, lawyers and PR firms instead of paying for a clean up of its mess.

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'Green News Report' - January 5, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Antarctica, Fracking, Epa, Nigeria, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Power Plants, Iran, Innovation, Dioxin, Fda, Green News Report, Pollution, Chevron Ecuador, Coal, Sharks, Offshore Drilling, Antibiotic Resistance, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Insurance, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Superbugs, Food Politics, Africa, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Chevron, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Farming, Maple Syrup, Factory Farming, Nuclear Power, Brazil, Ecuador, Chesapeake Bay, Environmentalism, Subsidies, New York, State Department, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Food, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Video, Green News

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Crude Politics: Is Chevron Involved in a Billion Dollar Bait-and-Switch in Ecuador?

Mitch Anderson | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Corruption, Politics, Economics, Big Oil, Yasuni National Park, Oil, Environment, Chevron Ecuador, Green News

As the Yasuni-ITT Initiative deadline approaches, did its chief negotiator make a deal with the devil?

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Chevron's Leadership Is an Oxymoron

Paul Paz y Miño | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Human Rights, Corporate Responsibility, Big Oil, Environment, Chevron, Chevron Ecuador, Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit, Chevron Lawsuit, Green News

Hypothetically, what would it mean if Chevron accepted its responsibility for the worst oil-related disaster on Earth? If they paid for a full-scale clean-up and helped to heal the sick and dying communities in Ecuador?

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What Chevron Owes the People of Lago Agrio

Thomas P. DiNapoli | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit, Chevron Ecuador Fine, Chevron, Lago Agrio, Chevron Ecuador, Sour Crude Petroleum, Toxic Chemicals, Oil Contamination, New York Common Retirement Fund, New York News

Once a prosperous base for Amazonian drilling operations for sulfur-rich 'sour crude' petroleum, Lago Agrio is now the center of what amounts to an industrial cancer zone larger than the state of Rhode Island.

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NYC Appeals Court Puts Chevron Lawyer On Defensive

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Video, Rainforest Oil Spill, Ecuador, Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit, Chevron Ecuador Contamination, South-America, Chevron, Ecuador Oil Spill, Rainforest Contamination, Chevron Ecuador, Chevron Amazon, Green News

NEW YORK — Judges on a federal appeals court put a lawyer for Chevron Inc. on the defensive Friday, expressing skepticism that a Manhattan judge...

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Chevron Changing Its Tune In Ecuador Case, Documents Reveal

DeSmogBlog.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Chevron Ecuador Trial, Ecuador, Chevron Trial, Environment, Chevron Ecuador Spill, Chevron, Ecuador Chevron, Ecuador Oil Spill, Chevron Ecuador, Chevron Lawsuit, Chevron Documents, Chevron Amazon, Green News

New documents uncovered in the ongoing legal battle over Chevron/Texaco's destruction of the Ecuadorian rainforest show that, while Chevron recently l...

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Chevron Wins Temporary Victory In Rainforest Contamination Case

AP | By LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nicolas Zambrano, Texaco, Judge Lewis Kaplan, Ecuador, Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit, Karen-Hinton, Chevron, Business, Ecuador Chevron, Chevron Ecuador, US News, Business News

NEW YORK -- A federal judge on Monday extended his temporary order banning collection of an $18 billion judgment by the courts in Ecuador against Chev...

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Ecuador: Another Victory for the People

John Perkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Revolution, Chevron Ecuador, Ecuador, Green News

The Middle East, Wisconsin, and now the victory of Ecuadorians over the oil giant, Texaco (owned by Chevron)! We the people are taking back the reins of power!

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Chevron Found Guilty in Amazon Pollution Case

Mitch Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights, Environmental Justice, Politics, Contamination, Corporate Accountability, Environmentalism, Green, Indigenous People, Pollution, Big Oil, Water Pollution, Ecuador, Amazon, Chevron, Chevron Ecuador, Green News

As a result of Chevron's pollution, several indigenous groups in Ecuador have been decimated and more than 9,000 people are at significant risk of contracting cancer in the coming decades.

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Green News Report: February 15, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Co2, Natural Disasters, Epa, Agriculture, Coal, Chevron Ecuador, Climate Change Denial, Chevron, Global Warming, Energy, Clean Energy Jobs, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Carbon Tax, Natural Gas, Green Jobs, Regulation, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Gop, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Exxon Mobil, Subsidies, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Peak Oil, Green News, Toxic Waste, Extreme Weather, Think Progress, Progressives, Gasland, Wikileaks, Anonymous Wikileaks, Mountaintop Removal, Glenn Greenwald, Joshua Tree, Kentucky, Coal Mining, Solar Power, Parkinson's Disease, Smog, Kevin Costner, Mining, BP Oil Spill, Alaska, Oceans, Hackers, Pesticides, General Electric, Aaron Barr, Disinformation, Insurance, Dirty Tricks, US Chamber of Commerce, HBGary, European Union, Carbon Trading, Chamber of Commerce, National Parks, Green News

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Ecuadorian Court Orders Chevron to Pay $17 Billion for Oil Pollution in Amazon (VIDEO INTERVIEW)

Democracy Now! | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil, Chevron, Chevron Ecuador, Indigenous People, Ecuador, Amazon, Green News

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Ecuador Court Orders Chevron To Pay $8 Billion

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chevron Lawsuit, Energy, South America, Ecuador Lawsuit, Ecuador Chevron, Chevron Ruling, Chevron Ecuador, Chevron Ecuador Court, Chevron Ecuador Guilty, Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit, Chevron Ecuador Fine, Chevron Guilty, Green News

LAGO AGRIO, Ecuador (Reuters/Victor Gomez) - A court in Ecuador's Amazon jungle has ordered Chevron to pay $8 billion in a closely-watched environme...

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Green News Report: February 10, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Floods, Co2, House of Representatives, Natural Disasters, Epa, Agriculture, House Energy Committee, Chevron Ecuador, Coal, Climate Scientists, New Jersey, Saudi Arabia, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change Denial, Chevron, Forests, Global Warming, Energy, Clean Energy Jobs, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Biden, Carbon Tax, Food, High Speed Rail, Natural Gas, Food Prices, China, Stephen Johnson, Salmon, Green Jobs, Regulation, Native Americans, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Water Crisis, Dick Cheney, Drought, Electricity, Indonesia, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Electric Cars, Gop, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Deforestation, Oregon, Chris Christie, Ibm, Exxon Mobil, Subsidies, Palm Oil, Virginia, Energy Efficiency, Bush Administration, BRAD BLOG, Peak Oil, Snow, Green News, Toxic Waste, Extreme Weather, Green News

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Chevron Accused Of 'Corporate Bullying' In Ecuador Pollution Case

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Amazon Defense Coalition, South America, Rico Suit, Chevron Rico, Chevron Countersuit, Chevron Ecuador, Chevron Lawsuit, Amazon Lawsuit, Environment, Texaco Inc., Ecuador Chevron, Green News

Is Chevron's countersuit against Ecuador's plantiff lawyers legitimate or an act of intimidation? Chevron's recently filed Racketeer Influenced and Co...

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Chevron Countersues In Ecuador Pollution Case

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Environment, South America, Chevron-Court-Case, Chevron Coutersuit, Karen Hinton, Chevron Sues, Steven Donzinger, Gerald Lefcourt, Stratus Consulting, Chevron Lawsuit, Chevron Lawyers, Ecuador Chevron, Chevron Ecuador, Texaco Contamination, Green News

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Chevron Corp. on Tuesday filed a countersuit against trial lawyers and their consultants for what it says was a campaign to ...

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Chevron Accused Of 'World's Worst Oil-Related Disaster' In $113 Billion Lawsuit

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amazon Chevron, Lawsuit Against Chevron, Nature, Environment, Chevron Lawsuit, Ecuador Chevron, Chevron Ecuador, Slidepollajax, Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit, Chevron Rainforest, Ecuador, Green News

Could there be enough "overwhelming" evidence against Chevron to merit a payment of over $100 billion? Tens of thousands of Ecuador's residents are th...

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Wall Street Journal Picks Up Chevron Protest Story & Pivots

Antonia Juhasz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Media Criticism, Shareholder Activist, Chevron, Wall Street, Big Oil, Chevron Ecuador, Wall Street Journal, Protest, Business News

Earlier today, MarketWatch ran a story about my and four others' arrests at Chevron's annual shareholder meeting in Houston on May 25, 2010. The arti...

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Oil and Cultural Genocide: From the Amazon to the Gulf

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cofan Indians, United-Houma-Nation, Crude, BP Oil Spill, Chevron Ecuador, Atakapa, Cajun People, Bayou, Chitimacha, Green News

Reporters have ignored a crucial aspect of the BP spill: cultural extermination and the plight of indigenous peoples.

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Oil Spill: Big Oil's History Of Bad Behavior (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Human Rights, Exxon Mobil, Slidepollajax, Oil, Exxon, Chevron, Gulf Oil Spill, Chevron Ecuador, Shell Oil, Green News

With the gulf oil spill raging, all eyes are turned to the horrors of oil spills. Tragically, oil companies have a history of damage way beyond the a...

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Chevron's new tactic called a threat to First Amendment

Tracy L. Barnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Amazon Rainforest, Chevron, Joe Berlinger, Chevron Ecuador, Chevron Oil, Chevron Human Rights, Green News

An Amazonian community's fifteen-year battle with Chevron is entering dangerous waters with the Chevron request for all of the 600 hours of unused footage from the filming of "Crude: The Movie".

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Chevron Ecuador

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pollution, Chevron Ecuador, Political Cartoons, World News

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BP Sued Over Endangered Species Harm -- But Will Anyone Collect?

RP Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Chevron Ecuador, Vapor Trails, Defenders of Wildlife, Southern-Environmental-Law-Center, Endangered Species Act, Gulf Oil Spill 2010, Green News

Someone needs to hold BP accountable for the devastation of the Gulf Coast. If the federal government won't do its job, there are environmental advocacy groups that will do theirs.

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How Big Oil Always Wins

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Court, Texaco, Bp, Donzinger, Alien Tort Claims Act, Ecuador, British Petroleum, Pollution, Chevron Ecuador, Amazon, Oil Spill, Oil, Federal Court, Chevron, Bilateral Investment Treaty, Arbitration, Politics News

There is another case of oil pollution with over fifteen years of "experience" that might make us nervous about any attempt to hold BP accountable in the courts.

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