Wall Street Journal | A Hunt Oil Co.-led gas project could start Peru long-overdue exploitation of its natural resources, and boost its battered economy.
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FINANCE: Prickly Peru Gas Project Gets Key Loan
IPS-Inter Press Service | WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (IPS) - The Inter-American Development Bank approved key financing Wednesday for a Peruvian bid to become an exporter of gas, over the objections of environmentalists and indigenous people's advocates.The IDB cleared a 400-million-dollar loan to build a pipeline for natural gas from Peru's Camisea fi
Court Expert’s Office Burglarized During Calculation of Damages Against Chevron Spotlight on Chevron as Official Warns His Life is in Danger
San Francisco – The office of a court-appointed expert tasked with calculating the damages against Chevron (formerly Texaco) for dumping 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater into the Ecuadorian Amazon has been robbed of information relating to the case.On the night of December 13-14, a laptop computer and files wen
Piden a organismos multilaterales que aplacen decision sobre Camisea
EFE | Una delegación peruana que se opone al proyecto de gas de Camisea pidió hoy en Washington a los organismos multilaterales que estudian dar préstamos que aplacen su decisión hasta evaluar los posibles daños ambientales y sociales de la obra.El denominado proyecto Camisea II prevé la construcción de una planta de
World Bank, IDB and Ex-Im Bank Loans to Hunt Oil’s Peruvian Fossil Fuel Project Would Breach Bank’s Own Guidelines
PRESS BRIEFING AT 9.30AM, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT OFFICES OF AMAZON WATCH, 1350 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON DC Washington D.C. – The World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and U.S.
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Pablo Fajardo Wins CNN Hero Award
San Francisco – Pablo Fajardo, the lead lawyer for the 30,000 plaintiffs in the landmark environmental lawsuit against Chevron (formerly Texaco) in Ecuador has won the CNN Hero award, in the Fighting for Justice category.Fajardo was chosen from more than 7,000 nominations from 93 countries submitted by viewers to CNN
Environmentalists go to court to suspend the auction of Rio Madeira Dam Project
São Paulo and BrasíliaThe NGO Friends of the Earth - Brazilian Amazon filed a civil lawsuit on Wednesday (Dec. 5th) in the Federal Courts, requesting the suspension of the Santo Antônio Hydro Power Plant auction, in the Madeira River (state of Rondônia, in the Amazon), scheduled for December 10th .
Global Warming Puts Amazon at Risk
AP | BALI, Indonesia (AP) – The impact of climate change plus deforestation could wipe out or severely damage nearly 60 percent of the Amazon forest by 2030 – making it impossible to keep global temperatures from reaching catastrophic levels, an environmental group said Thursday.Several recent studies have s
Daryl Hannah: Hollywood’s full-on green guerrilla
Guerrilla Gardeners | The actress Daryl Hannah has always been an oddball. As a child, she thought she had Asperger’s. She hates publicity and once had to be tranquillised to attend the Oscars. Unlike most celebrities, the beautiful co-star of the Kill Bill movies doesn’t just talk about caring for the environment.
U’wa Communique: Ecocide, Genocide, or Sustainable Development?
U’wa Territory – 27 November 2007Esteemed Friends from Europe, United States, Central America, South America, and the worldWe, the U’wa, are writing you now looking to reinforce our international relationships given that you all have been and will continue to be a great encouragement in our process of cult
Pablo Fajardo Nominated for CNN Hero Award Plaintiffs Lawyer Chosen from 7,000 Candidates in Global Poll
San Francisco – Pablo Fajardo, the lead lawyer for the 30,000 plaintiffs in the landmark environmental lawsuit against Chevron (formerly Texaco) in Ecuador has been named as one of three finalists in the Fighting for Justice category of CNN’s Hero awards.Fajardo was chosen from more than 7,000 nominations from 80 c
Exigen desde AIDESEP: Debe excluirse los territorios de los pueblos en aislamiento voluntario de los contratos de licencia de hidrocarburos
* Lotes 135, 137, 138 y 142, cuyos contratos fueron suscritos hoy, se superponen a la Reserva Territorial Isconahua y a las propuestas de Reserva Territorial Yavarí Tapiche y Yavarí Mirim.La Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP) exigió públicamente al Estado peruano que excluya los te
Indigenous Group Sues Chevron For Defamation Over Bogus Military Report Alleges Chevron Gave Ecuadorian Army False Information to Halt Environmental Trial
Lago Agrio, Ecuador – Members of the indigenous Cofan people of the Ecuadorian Amazon filed a lawsuit yesterday against Chevron for allegedly pressuring a member of the Ecuadorian military to produce an intelligence report that defamed their reputation and caused the suspension of a critical field inspection in a larg
U'wa Defense Project Fall 2007 Newsletter
The threat against U’wa self-determination is rapidly reaching a crisis point. Colombia’s state oil company, Ecopetrol, stepped in when U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum announced in 2002 that they had abandoned their efforts to drill on U’wa territory... DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE NEWSLETTER BELOW.
Trade Fight: Edwards is Right, Obama's Wrong, Clinton's Useless
The Nation | The Peru Free Trade Agreement fight that is coming to a head in Congress pits George Bush and Nancy Pelosi against the workers of the United States and Peru.As such, it is a test of whether Democrats are satisfied with Pelosi's compromises – on the war, presidential accountability and domestic policies –
Peru Free Trade Agreement Threatens Environmental Destruction, Trampling of Indigenous Rights Agreement Encourages Deforestation of Peruvian Amazon and Massive Greenhouse Gas Emissions
San Francisco, CA. – Amazon Watch today condemned the U.S.
Director Pulls Documentary From Artivist Film Fest Over Controversial Oil Company Sponsorship: Celebrities, NGOs Support Pull Out World Premiere Of ‘Justicia Now’ Saturday November 10th Moves to Raleigh Studios
Appearances by DARYL HANNAH, STUART TOWNSEND: Introduction by Q'ORIANKA KILCHERInterviews Available: Directors Martin O’Brien & Robbie Proctor, Daryl Hannah and Q’Orianka KilcherLos Angeles, California – Celebrity activists Q’Orianka Kilcher and Daryl Hannah and other industry luminaries will team up th
Indígenas Huaroani piden explicaciones sobre la entrega de la licencia a Petrobras
EFE | Quito, 31 oct- Medio centenar de indígenas de la etnia huaorani, que habitan en el norte de la provincia amazónica de Orellana, solicitaron hoy al Gobierno de Ecuador una explicación sobre la entrega de la licencia ambiental a la petrolera brasileña Petrobras, para la explotación de crudo en esa zona.Ese grupo de
Dorissa Accord: A Statement of Progress One Year On
October marked the one-year anniversary of an historic agreement involving the Peruvian government, the Argentine Pluspetrol oil company and the Achuar indigenous people of the northern Peruvian Amazon.
Ecuador clears Petrobras for Block 31 oilfield
Reuters | QUITO - Ecuador has authorized an environmental permit for Brazil's Petrobras to develop the Block 31 oilfield in the Amazon region, which should start production in 2009, President Rafael Correa said on Tuesday.The clearing of the environmental license was the last stage in the project, which is vital for Ecuador to i
Sanctioned American Lawyer Has No Connection to $10 Billion Class-Action Against Chevron In Ecuador Chevron Criticized for Using Court Decision to Hide Environmental Liability in Rainforest
Quito, Ecuador – Representatives of indigenous groups and Amazon rainforest communities suing Chevron for massive oil contamination in Ecuador announced today that an American attorney sanctioned this week by a U.S.
'Pocahontas Peruana' Gana Premio Ambiental Joven actriz norteamericana, hija de peruanos, es reconocida por su lucha por el medio ambiente
Terra / Agencias | Q'orianka Kilcher ganó el premio medioambiental Brower, en reconocimiento a sus sobresalientes esfuerzos por proteger a la selva amazónica y a los indígenas de la contaminación de las empresas petroleras."Q'orianka es inteligente, apasionada y llena de energía.
Young Hollywood Actress Honored with Environmental Award Brower Youth Award Recognizes Q’orianka Kilcher’s Outstanding Efforts to Protect the Amazon and Work with its Indigenous Peoples
San Francisco, CA— Q’orianka Kilcher, the teenage Hollywood actress who starred opposite Colin Farrell in “The New World,” has been honored with the US’s premier environmental award for young people for her work to save the Amazon rainforest.As the Youth Ambassador of environmental group Amazon Watch, Q’ori
Ecuador to halt oil drilling in pristine forest
Reuters | QUITO - Ecuador said on Tuesday it will not allow oil drilling in a pristine Amazon jungle area inhabited by unique tropical species and Indian tribes hidden from the outside world.The move could hurt the operations of China's Andes Petroleum (0857.HK: Quote, Profile, Research), Spain's Repsol (REP.MC: Quote, Profile,
Top Chevron Executive Steps In to Manage Rapidly Growing Liability In Ecuador Environmental Trial Concern Grows Over Potential $10 Billion Damages Claim and Grievous Harm to Indigenous Groups Ethics Probes In Two Countries Indicate Wider Risks For Chevr
Quito, Ecuador – For the first time in 14 years of litigation over an environmental disaster in the Amazon rainforest, a high-level Chevron executive reporting directly to CEO David O’Reilly has stepped in to contain a rapidly growing liability and manage several related civil and criminal investigations that
Los pueblos indígenas no quieren el TLC
La República | Organizaciones medioambientales apoyan pedido y hacen llamado a demócratas para que tomen conciencia en el tema ambiental.Cuando el acuerdo del TLC que Perú firmó con Estados Unidos se encuentra a un paso de ser ratificado en ese país, líderes ambientales e indígenas peruanos solicitaron que dicho acuerdo comerci