El Espectador | Siempre y cuando se cumpla con los estudios, planes, licencias y permisos ambientales previstos en la ley, la Sala de Consulta y Servicio Civil del Consejo de Estado le dio vía libre al Gobierno para poner en marcha el proyecto petrolero que, con pública oposición de varias organizaciones indígenas, se ha pretendido impul
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U.S. Actress, Star of "New World," Defends Peruvian Indian Rights
EFE | Lima - Q'Orianka Kilcher, who starred as Pocahontas in last year's epic "The New World," has returned to her Peruvian roots to help in the struggle to protect Amazon-basin Indians being harmed by pollution from the oil industry.The 16-year-old actress visited the area around the Corrientes River, which is located more
Bank Said to be Close to Deal to Evaluate Hunt's Peru LNG Project Loan
Platts LNG Daily | Washington - The Inter-American Development Bank is moving forward in assessing whether to provide a loan to Hunt Oil for the second phase of the Camisea natural gas project in Peru that would lead to a liquefaction project, even as the US government panned the bank's decision Wednesday to grant financing for the first phase
Peru's Next Camisea Project Faces Tough US Scrutiny
Reuters | Washington - U.S. support for a liquefied natural gas project piggybacking on Peru's leak-prone Camisea pipeline will hinge on tougher environmental, social and revenue safeguards, a U.S. Treasury official said on Wednesday."We are of the view Camisea has not been a success.
Q´orianka Kilcher Denuncia la Contaminación Causada por la Explotación Petrolera Después de su Visita la Amazonia Peruana La Pocahontas Peruana Anuncia su Apoyo a las Comunidades Indígenas del Perú y su Preocupación por la Contaminación del Medi
Lima – Después de pasar la última semana visitando comunidades Achuar por el Rio Corrientes, en la selva norte de la Amazonia Peruana, la actriz Q´orianka Kilcher, que interpreta el papel de Pocahontas en la película El Nuevo Mundo, con reciente estreno en Lima, hoy hizo conocer la crítica situación de los indígenas
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Senado de EEUU Evaluará si Camisea Redujo Pobreza en el Perú Imprimir Proyecto fue seleccionado por las repercusiones que tuvieron las rupturas de los ductos.
La República | El Senado de Estados Unidos realizará este miércoles 13 una audiencia sobre los avances en el mundo de los proyectos de desarrollo e infraestructura de sus organismos multilaterales, dentro de los cuales será analizado el de Camisea.De este modo, los senadores norteamericanos evaluarán si las inversiones de su gobi
Hollywood Star Q´Orianka Kilcher to Discuss Recent Visit to Devastated Area Deep in Peruvian Amazon Rainforest
* Broadcast Quality Footage of Q’orianka’s Amazon Visit Available to the Press *When: Tuesday, July 11th at 12 noonWhere: AIDESEP, Av. San Eugenio Nº 981, Urb. Santa Catalina, La Victoria (Cdra. 3 Av.
Peru Congressional Commission Confirms Inadequate Pipeline Construction The Independence of Promised Audit Questioned
A report by a Peruvian Congressional Commission has confirmed concerns regarding the flawed and inadequate construction of a 500-mile pipeline built as part of the Camisea Gas Project, Peru’s largest energy initiative.
A Bumpy Road Liquid Natural Gas Project in Peru Faces Series of Questions
The Dallas Morning News | A cool, soft fog sits on sandy cliffs shielding the largest foreign investment in Peru's history from the Pacific Ocean. In four years, the white towers, tanks and tubes of a $2.5 billion gas liquefaction plant run by Hunt Oil Co. of Dallas are expected to rise up on this site.It's not much to see yet.
Informe Final de la Comisión Investigadora Encargada de la Investigación del Transporte de Gas del Proyecto Camisea
CONGRESO DE LA REPÚBLICAInforme Final De La Comisión Investigadora Encargada De La Investigación Del Transporte De Gas (Gasoducto) Del Proyecto Camisea, Las Causas Y Consecuencias De Los Reiterados Accidentes Producidos En El Mismo, Y La Determinación De Las Responsabilidades Políticas, Administrativas Y Penales A
Camisea Contract Will be Renegotiated
Peru 21 | The national finance director of Alan Garcia's Apra party, Enrique Cornejo, confirmed the next government will renegotiate the contract for the Camisea project during the first six months of office. – – – – – – Renegociarán el contrato de CamiseaEl próximo gobier
Pronunciamiento de los Pueblos Indígenas Afiliados a la Organización Regional AIDESEP : ¡Queremos Paz y No Muerte!
ORAI estamos pasando momentos muy difíciles una vez esclarecido nuestras dudas después de la publicación del informe de DIGESA afirmando la acumulación de metales pesados dañinos en los organismos de más de un centenar de personas entre niños, jóvenes y ancianos indígenas achuar del río corrientes.
Peru Will Announce Camisea Auditors Company in July
Prensa Latina | Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines today announced that it will make a decision on the consulting firm that will lead the integral audit of the Camisea pipeline on the 13th of July. – – – – – – – – -Lima, 12 jun (PL) El Ministerio de Energía y Minas (MEM) d
US NGO Letter to the IDB on the Terms of Reference for an Environmental and Social Audit of the Camisea Project
June 2, 2006President Luis MorenoInter-American Development Bank1300 New York Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20577Dear President Moreno: We are pleased that the IDB is finally exercising its contractual right with TGP and Pluspetrol in moving forward with the audit.
Carta al BID Sobre la Auditoria Ambiental y Social Independiente al Proyecto Camisea
Lima, 02 de junio de 2006SeñorLUIS ALBERTO MORENOPresidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)Presente.-Por medio de la presente queremos saludar la decisión del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) de llevar a cabo la Auditoria Ambiental y Social Independiente al Proyecto Camis
Indígenas Amazónicos Protestan en EE.UU.
El Comercio | Dirigentes indígenas de la Amazonia protestaron en contra de las actividades petroleras en Houston (EE.UU.).Una delegación indígena presidida por el shuar Domingo Ankuash acudió hasta el edificio en donde se realizaba la asamblea de accionistas de Conoco Phillips.La decisión de efectuar esta protesta fue
Built to Spill
The Texas Observer | If Hunt Oil Co.
Business Week Online - Ecuador's Risky Energy Grab
Business Week | Kicking out Occidental could mean more oil revenues, but making a deal with a new company and mollifying the U.S.
U.S. Halts Ecuador Talks as Occidental Field Seized
Bloomberg | The U.S. suspended free-trade talks with Ecuador after the Andean country this week seized an oil field from Occidental Petroleum Corp., the fourth-largest U.S. oil company. Ecuador called the U.S.
ConocoPhillips' Amazon Concessions at the Crossroads -- CEO James Mulva Tells Native Amazonians that Controversial Oil Blocks are “Under Review” Oil Major’s Decision Will Reveal Truth about its Environmental and Human Rights Commitments
Houston - ConocoPhillips' impending decision regarding its concessions in the Amazon rainforest will reveal the truth about the oil major's stated commitments to safeguard the environment and human rights.During its March takeover of Burlington Resources, ConocoPhillips acquired three concessions on the ancestral lands
Amazon Watch May 9, 2006 Letter to ConocoPhillips CEO
Mr. J.J. MulvaChief Executive OfficerConocoPhillips600 North Dairy Ashford Houston, TX 77252-2197Dear J.J. Mulva:Amazon Watch is pleased about ConocoPhillips’ commitment to health, safety and the environment (HSE).
57 NGO's from 12 Different Countries Express Their Concern with ECOPETROL's plans to Initiate Seismic Testing and Oil Exploration on U'wa Traditional Land
Honorable Alvaro UribePresident of the Republic of ColombiaANDMr.
Amazon Leaders to Warn ConocoPhillips: “No Trespassing on Our Ancestral Lands!” Oil Giant’s Human Rights and Environmental Policies under the Spotlight at Annual General Meeting
Photo Opportunity with Strong Visuals at Annual General Meeting.Video footage from the Amazon available on request.Houston, May 9 – ConocoPhillips’ human rights and environmental policies will be in the spotlight at its 2006 annual general meeting tomorrow as native Amazonian leaders warn the Houston-ba
Nativos Achuar Tienen Plomo y Cadmio en Sus OrganismosCongresista Denuncia que Contaminacion Se Debe al Arrojo de Desechos al Rio Corrientes
Congresista Denuncia que Contaminacion Se Debe al Arrojo de Desechos al Rio Corrientes
El Comercio | M�s de dos mil pobladores ind�genas que viven a orillas del r�o Corrientes, en la provincia de Maynas, por zona de Trompeteros, padecen de intoxicaci�n por cadmio y plomo, sustancias qu�micas que son arrojadas al r�o por empresas que explotan petr�leo, alert� el congresista Jorge Mera R
Declaration in Opposition to Oil Extraction From the Indigenous Peoples of the Central-Southern Ecuadorian Amazon
Issued by: Inter-Provincial Federation of the Shuar People of Ecuador, FICSHIndependent Federation of the Shuar People of Ecuador, FIPSENacional Achuar Federation of Ecuador, NAEOrganization of the Original Kichwa People from Sarayaku, TAYJA SARUTA-SARAYAKU, RUKULLACTA CooperativePuyo, Ecuador
IACHR Expresses Its Concern For The Situation Of Human Rights In Colombia
Nº 16/06 IACHR expresses Concern about the Human Rights Situation in Colombia. Washington D.C.
ConocoPhillips Oil Projects vs. Indigenous Communities in the Amazon
The Shuar, Achuar, and Kichwa have denounced plans for oil extraction in Blocks 23 and 24 since the Ecuadorian government first awarded the concessions. Instead, they are calling for a plan to permanently protect the vast roadless rainforest region and promote sustainable development.
Chevron Plans Record Spending
Houston Chronicle | "Our strong earnings and cash flows are enabling us to return cash to our stockholders and at the same time, fund a robust capital program, which in 2006 will be the highest annual spend in our history," Robertson said at the company's annual meeting, in downtown Houston.The company also noted the feelings of consumers
Bungle in the Jungle Critics Say Peru Pipeline is an Accident Waiting to Happen
Grist Magazine | The boat ride down southeastern Peru's Urubamba River cuts through mountains and sweltering jungle, passing wooden shacks of colonos – mixed race and grindingly poor Peruvians lured to the jungle with promises of free land – and nativos, tribes recently brought into contact with the modern world.
