San Ramon – The 12 Ecuadorian rainforest leaders who traveled thousands of miles from the Amazon jungle to San Ramon have made significant headway in their campaign for public support in the Tri-Valley area, although the main person they want to meet with –ChevronTexaco CEO David O’Reilly – has ignored them comp
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Letter from Shuar and Achuar peoples to the CEO of Burlington Resources
FIPSE FICSH FINAE Pueblos Indigenas de Ecuador c/o Centro de Derechos Economicos y Sociales P.O.
Indigenous Leaders from Ecuador and Peru Present “Eviction Notice” to Burlington Resources of Houston Call on Oil Company to Leave Amazonian Territories
Houston – At 12:00 noon today seven indigenous leaders, representing 100,000 people living in approximately 4 million acres of pristine rainforest, accompanied by their lawyer and various supporters, appeared at the headquarters of the oil company Burlington Resources to deliver an “Eviction Notice” calling on the compa
“Our People are Dying…We Can wait No Longer” A Real-Life “David v Goliath” Story: Amazon Rainforest People Trek Thousands of Miles to Seek Justice for Environmental Disaster Twice the Size of the Exxon Valdez By foot, canoe, bus, car and jet,
Lago Agrio, Ecuador and San Ramon, CA – After filing a historic lawsuit charging ChevronTexaco with massive toxic dumping in the Amazon Rainforest, a 12-person delegation of indigenous leaders and campesinos – representing 30,000 rainforest peoples – is traveling thousands of miles to ChevronTexaco’s hometown to seek
Big Oil's Dirty Secrets - Oil's Dark Side
The Economist | Corporate ethicsThe ethics of the oil industry are coming under unprecedented scrutinyEVEN as it celebrates soaring profits - thanks to higher prices during the war - and soaring share prices, now war is over, the oil industry faces a new danger largely of its own creation.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
The IDB urged to deny taxpayer dollars for the Camisea gas project
Enrique V. IglesiasPresidentInter-American Development BankWashington, D.C. 20577U.S.A.Dear Enrique V.
Indigenous Leaders March on the IDB Denouncing Camisea Project’s “Irreparable Harm to Indigenous Lives
On May 9 2003, over 50 indigenous protesters joined together to march through Washington to the Inter-American Development Bank head office to denounce the Camisea Gas Project’s “irreparable harm to the biodiversity and the life of indigenous peoples who have lived in these lands for thousands of years.”Peruvian
Suit Says ChevronTexaco Dumped Poisons in Ecuador
The New York Times | A group of American lawyers representing more than 30,000 indigenous people in Ecuador filed a $1 billion lawsuit against the ChevronTexaco Corporation yesterday.The suit was filed in Ecuador on behalf of 88 plaintiffs in Lago Agrio, a small oil town in northern Ecuador, and asserts that during two decades of operation
Ecuadorean Indians Sue Texaco
BBC NEWS | A group of Ecuadorean Indians is filing a billion-dollar lawsuit in Quito against the US oil giant, ChevronTexaco.They accuse the company of destroying large areas of rainforest and contaminating local land and rivers.They are also alleging the company's activities have led to an increased risk of ca
Ecuadorean Court to Handle Villagers vs. ChevronTexaco
The Los Angeles Times | Quito, Ecuador - Lawyers representing some 30,000 impoverished Ecuadoreans are expected to sue ChevronTexaco Corp. today, accusing the second-largest U.S.
Camisea Project Sparks Protest by Amazon Indigenous Peoples at Inter-American Development Bank Friday May 9, 1:00PM
WHAT: Indigenous and environmental leaders will hold a demonstration at the Inter-American Development Bank against the U.S.
Case in Ecuador Viewed As Key Pollution Fight -U.S. Legal Team Suing ChevronTexaco
The Washington Post | For tourists wanting to see the Ecuadoran Amazon, Lago Agrio is a major jumping off point.
ChevronTexaco Facing Trial in Ecuador Court for Billion-Dollar Rainforest Destruction U.S. Federal Court: Ecuador Decision and Judgment Enforceable in the United States Lawyers: Damages Could Exceed the $5 Billion of the Exxon Valdez -- Major Health P
Lago Agrio, Ecuador - ChevronTexaco will face off against indigenous Ecuadorians in an Ecuadorian court and the stakes are massive.
ChevronTexaco Faces Billion-Dollar Lawsuit In Ecuador
Dow Jones Business News | New York - A tiny courthouse in an isolated pocket of the Amazon could soon hold the key to a billion-dollar lawsuit against U.S. oil giant ChevronTexaco Corp. (NYSE:CVX - News).
USA: ChevronTexaco Faces $5 Bln Ecuador Pollution Suit
Reuters English News Service | New York - ChevronTexaco (CVX.N) next week will begin its defense in a multibillion dollar legal battle in Ecuador against accusations it has polluted portions of the country's Amazon region, the company said.
Nahua Community Inside Nahua Kugapakori Reserve Say No to All Oil Development!
“If another company comes here, our rivers and land will be destroyed!”In April 2003, the Nahua people of Santa Rosa de Serjali within the Nahua Kugapakori State Reserve took the extraordinary step of issuing a public declaration via the advocacy group Shinai Serjali spelling out their complete opposition to all oi
WOLA Report - Protecting the Pipeline: The U.S. Military Mission Expands
The U.S. government has recently provided $99 million to help protect an oil pipeline in Colombia. The Bush administration’s request for fiscal year 2004 includes an undetermined amount, up to $147 million, to provide munitions, equipment, and training in order to continue the program.
'Sour Lake' Suit Finally Gets Trial -- in Ecuador/ChevronTexaco Accused of Amazon Dumping
SF Chronicle | When Texaco quit drilling in Ecuador in 1992 after nearly 30 years, it left behind what critics describe as an enormous toxic dump of 1.8 million gallons of spilled crude oil – almost twice the size of the Exxon Valdez spill.But next Tuesday, 30,000 jungle residents of Ecuador and Peru whose natural surrounding
Occidental Petroleum Faces Lawsuit for Its Role in Massacre in Colombia Plaintiff Questions CEO at the Company’s Annual Meeting
Los Angeles, CA — Luis Alberto Galvis Mujica, the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed yesterday against Occidental Petroleum, attended the company’s annual shareholder meeting today to question CEO Ray Irani about Occidental’s role in the 1998 Santo Domingo Massacre in Colombia.“As a family member of the victims, as a
Occidental Petroleum Sued in U.S. Courts for Role in Civilian Massacre in Colombia Plaintiff to Address CEO and Shareholders at Annual Meeting on Friday
Los Angeles, CA - International rights attorneys filed suit today under the Alien Tort Claims Act against Occidental Petroleum and its security contractor, Airscan, Inc., for their role in the murder of innocent civilians in the hamlet of Santo Domingo, Colombia on December 13, 1998.
Colombia: Another US War for Oil?
Protest outside Occidental Petroleum's Annual Shareholder Meeting- Friday, April 25, 8:30 am- The St.
Government of Bolivia Initiates Inspection Phase in Environmental Audit of Cuiaba Gas Pipeline Government Authorities Succumb to Pressure from Indigenous Organizations, Local Civic Committees, Ombudsman Office and National and International NGOs
. | The initial phase of the Environmental Audit of the Cuiaba gas pipeline, requested a year ago by indigenous organizations representing the Chiquitano and Ayoreo peoples began today in San Jose de Chiquitos with the arrival of a large delegation of inspectors from the Vice-Ministry of Sustainable Development.
El Gobierno de Bolivia Inicia Fase de Inspección en la Auditoria Ambiental del Gasoducto Cuiaba
. | De esta forma el gobierno debió ceder ante la presión de las Organizaciones Indígenas, los Comités Cívicos Provinciales, la Defensoría del Pueblo y ONGs Nacionales e Internacionales.
Judge Suspends Provisional Licence for Urucu-Porto Velho Gas Pipeline Project
Amazonia.org -- www.amazonia.org.br | Sao Paulo, Brazil - The Federal Judge Boaventura Joao Andrade,of the State of Amazonas, has suspended the provisional licence conceded by IBAMA, the Brazilian environment agency, to Petrobras for the construction of the Urucu-Porto Velho gas pipeline.
Mass Non-Violent Direct Action at ChevronTexaco HQ Connects Chevron's Toxic Terrorism Around the World with Corporate Led "Second Invasion" of Iraq
Bay Area Anti-War Activists Mobilize en Masse to Re-affirm Opposition to the Illegal War and Occupation of IraqSan Ramon, CA – As the Bush administration instigates a full-scale occupation of Iraq and fires verbal warning shots at Syria, hundreds of Bay area residents participated in a mass non-violent direct a
Canada Implicated in Ecuadorian Oil Disaster
Global Aware Canada | On April 7th at 5:00 a.m., Ecuador's oil pipeline, SOTE, snapped and began to leak crude directly into the Sucus-San Juan River - a feeder river for the Papallacta Lagoon.
ChevronTexaco Headquarters: Next Bay Area Action for Anti-War Activists-- Concerned Citizens Hold Press Conference at Richmond Refinery to Declare NO War in Iraq and NO Toxic War in Our Communities!
Richmond, CA - Representatives of Direct Action to Stop the War, Richmond community members affected by ChevronTexaco’s refinery, Labor, and citizens concerned with ChevronTexaco’s worldwide operations held a press conference in front of the Chevron Refinery at 841 Chevron Way today at 11am to announce a massive non-viole
Protesters Take Aim at ChevronTexaco Activists Plan to Shut Down Headquarters in San Ramon on April 14
Tri-Valley Herald | San Ramon - Anti-war protesters will target key corporate, military and governmental sites in the East Bay today.ChevronTexaco is not on the organizers' list for the national day of civil disobedience.
Colombian Government Might Retract Oil 'Discovery' Claim
Dow Jones Business News | Bogota - Less than a month after the Colombian government cockily announced it found high-quality crude oil - possibly 200 million barrels - at its Gibraltar well, negative follow-up tests have officials ready to choke down a crow dinner.
