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U.S. Troops Answered Oil Firm's Pleas

The Los Angeles Times | Washington - In the spring of 2001, the president of Occidental Petroleum's Colombian operations made a private visit to the fortress-like U.S. Embassy in Bogota to plead for help.A bombing campaign by leftist rebels had nearly shut down Oxy's Caño Limon oilfield in eastern Arauca province.

Liquid Gas from Camisea Spills Into Peruvian Jungle River

AFP | A pipeline transporting liquid gas from the controversial Camisea project in southeastern Peru burst and spilled an unknown amount of liquid into a jungle river, officials said here.The spill affected the Urubamba river some 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Lima in the province of Cusco, the Ministry of Energy and Mi

COMARU Communique on Camisea Oil Spill

TGP PROVOKES PETROLEUM SPILL IN THE URUBAMBA VALLEYThe Machiguenga Committee of Lower Urubamba – COMARU makes public that on the 22nd of December there was a petroleum spill of major proportion stemming from the Camisea gas pipeline that transports hydrocarbons from the Las Malvinas plant in the Urubamba River to the

Indigenous People in Ecuador Stand up to the Oil Industry

Miami Herald | Sarayaku, Ecuador -As the Amazon sun slowly heats up, Marlon Santi, president of the community of Sarayaku, addresses residents under the shade of a zinc roof, updating them on the international legal fight against oil exploration and extraction in their territory.Though no road leads to this Kichwa-speaking com

El Caso Texaco Cierra un Ciclo de Inspecciones

El Comercio | Redacción Nueva Loja...El reconocimiento judicial a la estación Shushufindi Norte puso fin a las inspecciones judiciales dispuestas por la Corte Superior de Justicia de Nueva Loja para este año. Ayer, las partes llegaron muy temprano a la estación petrolera, que actualmente es operada por Petroproducción.

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Scientists Reveal Devastating Proof of Toxins In Suit Against ChevronTexaco in Ecuador... High Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found In “Remediated” Waste Pits

Quito, Ecuador – The harrowing results of one of the first judicial inspections of the areas contaminated by ChevronTexaco in Ecuador were announced today at a press conference at the Hotel Quito by scientist Edison Camino, one of the experts appointed by the Superior Court of Nueva Loja, Ecuador, where the “Trial of the

CVX LEGAL CASE UPDATE: Remediation of Waste Pits in Ecuadorian Amazon was inadequate!

Scientists Reveal Devastating Proof of Toxins In Suit Against ChevronTexaco in EcuadorHigh Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found In “Remediated”Waste Pits Quito, Ecuador– The harrowing results of one of the first judicial inspections of the areas contaminated by ChevronTexaco in Ecuador were annou

Denuncian a Empresas Petroleras por Contaminación de la Amazonía

Diario La Republica | Parece que fue ayer cuando los hallazgos de petróleo en los pozos de Trompeteros y Pavayacu, en plena amazonía del departamento de Loreto, sirvieron para armar toda una campaña mediática que le otorgó cierta legitimidad a la dictadura del general EP Juan Velasco Alvarado.Pero era el año 1971.

Perú: Histórica decisión municipal reconoce propiedad de territorio indígena

La Voz de la Selva | Con ocho votos a favor y una abstención el Concejo Municipal provincial de Datém del Marañon aprobó la ordenanza municipal 0012-2008-CM-MPDM, que establece el procedimiento autónomo de ordenamiento y zonificación territorial para los pueblos indígenas de esta provincia.La decisión municipal ha sido calificada c

Bianca Jagger Shares Honour

The Guardian | Bianca Jagger, a leading Latin American environmental scientist and a Russian civil rights organisation are this year's winners of what has become known as the alternative Nobel prize. The Right Livelihood award, worth £150,000, is presented annually by the Swedish parliament.

Incidence of Childhood Leukemia and Oil Exploitation in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador ANNA-KARIN HURTIG, DRPH, MIGUEL SAN SEBASTIÁN, PHD

A study published by the prestigious International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, released during a historic $6 billion trial in Ecuador against ChevronTexaco (NYSE CVX), found that 91 children have been diagnosed with cancer, particularly leukemia, where Texaco (now ChevronTexaco) dumped millions of gallon

Amazon Watch Calls on ChevronTexaco to Address Cancer Outbreak in Ecuador New Health Study Finds Child Cancer Rising Rapidly in Area Where ChevronTexaco Operated 91 Child Cancer Cases Reported, Many Under Age of 5 Study Released During $6 Billion Law

San Francisco, CA — A study published by the prestigious International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, released during a historic $6 billion trial in Ecuador against ChevronTexaco (NYSE CVX), found that 91 children have been diagnosed with cancer, particularly leukemia, where Texaco (now ChevronTexaco) dum

Donation Sparks Fury Over Urucu Pipe Plan

Upstream Newsletter | Petrobras and its TNG partners are pushing ahead with controversial plans to build a $350 million gas pipeline from the Urucu field across the Amazon rainforest, despite environmental groups crying foul over the project and taking their fight to the courts.The TNG consortium, formed by Petrobras (50%), El Paso (25%) an

Court Goes to Oil Fields in Ecuador Pollution Suit

New York Times | A Joya de las Sachas, Ecuador - Hidalgo Zurita watched as half a dozen technicians in white hazardous-materials suits used a motorized drill to search for oil - in his yard in this small Amazon town. To his dismay, Mr. Zurita, 46, a cattle trader, has readily found oil.

Se Reinician las Inspecciones Judiciales

Así los dispuso el Presidente de la Corte Superior de Nueva LojaMediante providencia el Presidente de la Corte Superior de Nueva Loja, doctor Efraín Novillo, dispuso el reinicio de las inspecciones judiciales en los pozos que fueron operados por Texaco, dentro del juicio que las comunidades afectadas están llevando

Oil Discovery Hardly Has Policy's Critics Gushing

The Miami Herald | Bogota - With the nation's proven oil reserves continuing to fall, investment and exploration sagging and sabotage from a 40-year old civil war enduring, the Colombian government and its oil company, Ecopetrol, have beendesperate to ballyhoo any find, small though it may be."Ecopetrol bet and won," the Ministry o

Inspecciones Petroleras Se Reanudarán Próximo Mes Ampliar Imagen

El Universo | Con la ratificación de argumentos de las partes demandante y demandada dentro del juicio que enfrenta Chevron Texaco por contaminación ambiental, terminó la segunda jornada de la primera etapa de inspecciones judiciales.El pozo 21 del campo Sacha sirvió ayer para que los técnicos, contratados por las dos partes, t

Entrevista: Efraín Novillo, Presidente de la Corte de Justicia de Nueva Loja

El Comercio | Efraín Novillo Presidente de la Corte de Justicia de Nueva Loja Otra inspección será en 15 días ¿Se ha logrado cumplir lo previsto en las dos primeras inspecciones? Sí, se ha cumplido el cronograma de inspecciones solicitado por las partes de forma conjunta.

Más Muestras de Agua Se Tomaron en el Caso Texaco

El Comercio | Redacción Orellana Ayer, como parte de la diligencia judicial se tomaron muestras de tierra y agua del pozo Sachas 21, que está dentro del juicio que se sigue en contra de Chevron Texaco. Los peritos contaron con tiempo para realizar su trabajo, pues desde las primeras horas se centraron en la inspección.

Justicia Inspecciona Areas Contaminadas por Texaco

El Comercio | Quito, AFPLa justicia del país, que tramita una querella contra la petrolera Texaco por presuntos daños ambientales en la Amazonia nacional, concluyó el jueves una primera ronda de inspección de áreas supuestamente contaminadas por la empresa estadounidense.En medio de alegatos entre acusados y acusadore

Ecuadorean Lawsuit Vs Texaco Boils Down to Science

Reuters | La Joya de los Sachas, Ecuador - After a decade of court battles, lawyers on Wednesday took a lawsuit by Ecuadorean Indians accusing U.S. oil firm ChevronTexaco C Corp.