Chevron's Ecuador Plan B
May 9, 2014 – Test results from the Ecuador trial support what the villagers have always alleged: Chevron contaminated their land, using substandard drilling practices to minimize costs and maximize profit. The real news is the cover-up of the mess they left behind.
Ecuadorian Government Seeks to Quash Legitimate Yasuní Referendum
The people have spoken The world is watching. Let them vote!
May 5, 2014 – Now that the idea of the Yasuní-ITT initiative is back in the hands of civil society, it may fall victim to an egregious example of government overreach and voter suppression. That's bad for Ecuador and for the world.
"No Other Option to Avoid Our U’wa People Being Violently Evicted"
May 2, 2014 – After a tense 40-day stand-off over a bombed and paralyzed oil pipeline, the U'wa indigenous people came to an agreement late yesterday with the Colombian government, avoiding the possibility of a forceful incursion into their territory.
Indigenous Amazonian People Threatened by Oil Drilling
May 1, 2014 – Achuar resistance to oil exploration has achieved some success. Now the Ecuadorian government is attempting to take down indigenous leaders for defending their territory from oil development plans.
In Long-Fought Victory for Anonymous Email Users, Chevron Agrees to Withdraw Google and Yahoo! Subpoenas
April 30, 2014 – Chevron has finally ended its efforts to obtain information from email accounts belonging to activists, attorneys, journalists and others who have spoken out against the company.
A Tragedy Foretold? Colombia’s U'wa People Facing Violent Eviction
April 29, 2014 – A forcible eviction of the U'wa from their encampment would certainly be a horrific event. The U'wa are pacifists by culture – while they are not willing to kill anyone for their beliefs, they are willing to die for them.
