New York, NY and Lago Agrio, Ecuador - International human rights advocate Bianca Jagger will arrive in Ecuador this week to begin a historic tour of the Amazon jungle only two weeks before the start of a landmark trial in Lago Agrio where rainforest peoples are seeking to force ChevronTexaco to clean up the environmental con
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Landmark Environmental and Human Rights Trial to Begin October 21 Oil Giant ChevronTexaco to be Tried in Ecuador for Polluting the Amazon Rainforest and Provoking Local Heath Crisis --Fact-finding Mission to Ecuador by Concerned Community Leaders from
Trial:On October 21nd, after ten years of legal wrangling, 30,000 residents of the Ecuadorian Amazon will finally have their day in court – ChevronTexaco will be tried in Ecuador for environmental damages resulting from the company’s oil operations in the region from 1971 to 1991.This is the first time a
Inter-American Development Bank Blasted for Backing Risky Camisea Project in Peru Rainforests, Indigenous Lives and Marine Reserves at Stake
Washington, D.C.- Today, the Inter-American Development (IDB) executive directors approved financing for the controversial Camisea fossil fuel project in the Peruvian Amazon.
Energy Project vs. Environmentalists in Peru
New York Times | Paracas, Peru - In the barren moonlike landscape outside this coastal hamlet, workers in hard hats are busily laying cables and constructing giant holding tanks for natural gas liquids.
Public Bank to Decide on Bush-Cheney Amazon Drilling Plan Bianca Jagger Arrives in DC in Final Push to Defend Peru’s Rainforest
Press Interviews with Ms. Jagger Upon RequestWashington, D.C.—Human rights advocate, Bianca Jagger arrived in the nation’s capital today in a last minute effort to urge the Inter-American Development (IDB) to reject financing for the controversial Camisea fossil fuel project in the Peruvian Amazon.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Asegura PPK, Tras Conversar con Presidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Expreso | Crédito a Camisea en el BID está en manos de EE UUEn diálogo con EXPRESO, el ex ministro de Economía Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) comentó que, durante una reciente conversación con el presidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), Enrique Iglesias, este le mencionó su deseo de otorgar el préstamo de US$
Piden Investigar Denuncias de Irregularidades en Camisea
La Republica | Una nueva denuncia contra la construcción de la planta de fraccionamiento de Camisea en la playa Lobería hicieron las asociaciones ambientalistas: la obra no cuenta con licencia de habilitación urbana.
Gobierno Confía en Préstamos para Camisea, mientras Artistas Se Oponen
RPP Noticias | Mientras el ministro peruano de Economía Jaime Quijandría confía en la aprobación de préstamos para el proyecto gasífero Camisea, artistas del cine y de la música pidieron al presidente George W. Bush bloquear el financiamiento a dicho proyecto.
Celebrity Letter on Protecting the Peruvian Amazon
President George W.
Artistas de Hollywood Piden a Bush que No Respalde Plan Gasífero en Perú
CNN en Español | Lima - Un grupo de estrellas de Hollywood pidió el jueves al presidente de Estados Unidos, George W. Bush, que no financie un polémico proyecto de gas en Perú, para evitar la destrucción de una de las zonas de la selva amazónica más ricas en biodiversidad en el planeta.
Famosos Urgen a Bush No Financiar Camisea
CPN Radio | Un grupo de estrellas de Hollywood invocó el jueves al presidente estadounidense George W. Bush que no financie un polémico proyecto de gas en Perú, para evitar la destrucción de una de las zonas más ricas en biodiversidad del planeta, en la selva amazónica.
Hollywood Stars Rally for the Rainforest Bianca Jagger, Sting, Ruben Blades, Kevin Bacon, Susan Sarandon, Chevy Chase and More Urge Presidents Bush and Toledo: “Don’t Finance the Destruction of Peru’s Amazon Rainforest”
Washington, DC – Human rights advocate Bianca Jagger spent the past week writing and calling President Bush, President Toledo and Mr. Enrique Iglesias, the president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to urge them to withhold public funds to the controversial Camisea fossil fuel project in the Peruvian Amazon.
Celebrities: Bush, Don't Fund Peru Rainforest Ruin
Reuters | Lima, Peru - A group of show business stars urged President Bush on Thursday not to let U.S. tax dollars destined for a Peruvian energy project be used to fund the ruin of one of the planet's most precious rainforests.
Achuar of Peru Denouce OXY's Divisive Tactics
PRONOUNCEMENTThe Achuar people of Peru, settled in the basin of the Huitoyacu, Huazaga and Pastaza Rivers, organized through their highest authorities into Achuarti Iruntramu (ATI) and the Achuar Chayat Organization (ORACH) make the following known to public opinion:1.
PRONUNCIAMIENTO
El Consejo Directivo Nacional de la Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP), a nombre de sus 1,250 comunidades indígenas amazónicas afiliadas, de las 53 federaciones y 6 regiones, se dirige a los hermanos indígenas de la costa y la sierra; a nuestros compatriotas; a la opinión pública naciona
Peru Denied Export-Import Bank Funds for Gas Project
Reuters | Washington - The Export-Import Bank of the United States dealt a blow to Peru on Thursday by voting against $214 million in loan guarantees for the Camisea natural gas project. "The board voted down Camisea", Phil Cogan, a spokesman for the bank, told Reuters.
Financing for Peru’s Camisea Project Voted Down by U.S. Ex-Im Bank U.S. Agency Applauded for Upholding Indigenous and Environmental Safeguards in Controversial Amazon Energy Project
Footage and Photos of Damage by Camisea Available Upon RequestWashington, D.C.—Under mounting pressure from environmental and indigenous rights groups and members of Congress, today the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) voted to reject financing for the controversial $1.6 billi
US Ex-Im Bank Rejects $213.6 Mln for Peru Gas Project
Dow Jones | Washington - The U.S.
Bank Rejects Peru Pipeline Project
IPS | Washington - The U.S.
ExIm's Board Rejects US$200mn Camisea Loan - Peru
BNamericas.com | The board of directors at US Export Import Bank (Ex-Im) voted 2-1 on Thursday to reject a US$200mn loan for the upstream part of Peru's Camisea natural gas project because of environmental concerns, an Ex-Im source toldBNamericas. "I'm very excited to hear the news.
Peru’s Camisea Project Tip Sheet: Update on Rainforest Destruction
Washington, D.C.
OCP Pipeline Completion Overshadowed by Political Crisis
Oil Daily | It's yesterday once more in Ecuador.
Indians, Leftists March Against Ecuador President
Reuters | Quito, Ecuador — More than 1,000 Indians and leftists marched on Thursday in protest against Ecuadorean President Lucio Gutierrez's IMF-backed economic program, which includes plans to raise fuel prices and taxes and make it easier to fire workers.
OCP : lo que falta para concluir la construcción…
Según OCP, hoy se está acabando la construcción del Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados. Sin embargo, LA OBRA NO ESTA TERMINADA, sólo se concluye la parte que le interesa al consorcio, es decir la que le permite transportar el crudo lo más pronto posible.
Ecuador's Unfinished Pipeline Project: What OCP Has Failed to Complete
According to the OCP, the construction of the crude oil pipeline has been completed today. HOWEVER, THE CONSTRUCTION IS NOT ACTUALLY FINISHED. The only part that is finished is that which the consortium is interested in – the part which allows crude oil to be transported as soon as possible.
Oil Impacted Communities Protest at OCP and Occidental Petroleum Facilities
El Comercio | Dozens of people affected by the construction of the heavy crude pipeline protested before the facilities of OCP and Occidental Petroleum in reclamation of the "ridiculous indemnifications" that they received for the expropriation of their lands, as well as the environmental damages caused to their property, forest areas, and
Afectados Protestan ante Instalaciones de OCP y Occidental
El Comercio | Decenas de afectados por la construcción del oleoducto de crudos pesados protestaron ante las instalaciones de las compañías OCP y Occidental en reclamo de las "irrisorias indemnizaciones " que recibieron por las expropiaciones de sus terrenos, así como por los daños ambientales causadosa sus fincas y a las áreas
PRONUNCIAMIENTO
El Consejo Directivo Nacional de la Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP), a nombre de sus 1,250 comunidades indígenas amazónicas afiliadas, de las 53 federaciones y 6 regiones, se dirige a los hermanos indígenas de la costa y la sierra; a nuestros compatriotas; a la opinión pública naciona
PRONOUCEMENT
The National Council of Directors of the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon (AIDESEP), in the name of its 1,250 affiliated Amazonian indigenous communities, 53 federations and 6 regions, addresses our indigenous brothers and sisters from the coast and mountains; our compatriots; national and wo
