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Myths and Facts about the Ecuador Disaster: Analyzing Chevron’s Misleading Claims

September 21, 2006 | Report

Chevron’s PR department continually attempts to spin the Ecuador disaster away. Here, the Amazon Defense Coalition analyzes Chevron’s key claims and reveals the truth about the environmental and human tragedy caused by the company.

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