More updates on this story: Updates on Chevron-Ecuador Controversy (posting on February 17, 7:00am EST) If you’re just tuning in, Chevron and a previously independent company it now owns (Texaco, … [Read full article]
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Chevron Found Guilty! But Still Trying to Avoid its Responsibility
More updates on this story: Updates on Chevron-Ecuador Controversy (posting on February 17, 7:00am EST) If you’re just tuning in, Chevron and a previously independent company it now owns (Texaco, … [Read full article]
Chevron Insults and Attacks Indigenous People in Ecuador, Counter-Sues
Chevron must have been jealous of BP in 2010, because it is taking corporate irresponsibility to another level in Ecuador. UPDATE: Chevron has just been ordered to pay $8 billion … [Read full article]
Global Warming and Environmental Politics Stories of the Day
From the last day or so, other than what we’ve covered, here are some top global warming and environmental politics stories: Monsanto and the USDA, Sittin’ in a Tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G … [Read full article]
Indigenous Peruvians Win Appeal Against U.S. Oil Company Oxy
“Indigenous plaintiffs from the Peruvian Amazon won their appeal [this week] in the landmark human rights and environmental contamination lawsuit against U.S. oil giant Occidental Petroleum (Oxy), as the U.S. Court … [Read full article]
Chevron's Alter-ego
Chevron has a horrible environmental record, especially in South America. As Jeremy Bloom of Red, Green and Blue writes: For years, Chevron (and predecessor companies now owned by Chevron) trashed … [Read full article]
Avatar Real-Life Struggle? James Cameron & Sigourney Weaver Stand Up for the Amazon and Indigenous Tribes [VIDEOS]
Avatar may have been a science-fiction story, but many of its themes were based off of some of the world’s biggest real-life struggles. One such struggle is going on in … [Read full article]
Hot Amazon Watch Lunch Party in San Francisco Tomorrow
The mission of Amazon Watch is: “to work with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples’ rights in the face of … [Read full article]