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Chevron Rebukes Own Washington Lobbyist for Embarrassing Comments on Ecuador Legal Case
Suggested U.S. Government Shouldn't Allow "Little Countries" To "Screw Around" With Big Companies
Washington, DC -– With pressure mounting from a major environmental lawsuit in Ecuador, Chevron has publicly rebuked one of its Washington lobbyists who had suggested "little countries" like Ecuador shouldn't be allowed by the U.S.
Comunicado de AIDESEP Sobre Mobilizaciones Contra Nuevos Decretos Legislativos
La Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana - AIDESEP, se dirige a sus organizaciones regionales y locales y a la opinión pública nacional e internacional, para hacer de su conocimiento lo siguiente:1.
Indígenas amazónicos bloquean la ruta a Camisea Dirigente advierte que tomarán yacimientos desde donde se abastece planta de gas natural.
Diario La Republica | La movilización nacional indefinida de las 65 etnias amazónicas del país presentó más incidentes con el bloqueo por mar y tierra de las rutas de acceso al ducto de Camisea, en Urubamba, Cusco.Según el jefe del Consejo Machiguenga del Río Urubamba (Comaru), Walter Kateragi, existe la intención de ocupar a partir
Indigenous Demonstrations Against Free Trade Agreement Bring Peruvian Amazon to a Standstill
Thousands Angered by President Garcia’s Roll Back on Native Land Rights Peacefully Take Over Camisea Oil and Gas Installations
Photos available upon request.San Francisco, CA – A wave of demonstrations and blockades by indigenous communities angry at a “free trade” deal with the United States, swept across the Peruvian Amazon over the weekend.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Lote 56 del Bajo Urubamba, Estación Petrolera N° 5 (Loreto), y Estación N° 6 Oleoducto Nor Oriente Peruano en Amazonas fueron tomados como parte de la Movilización Indígena Amazónica
NOTA INFORMATIVA N° 4 Comunicaciones – AIDESEPEdson Rosales Figueroa: (011)51(1)265-5011/ 9-9787-6616comunicaciones@aidesep.org.pe (Lima, 11 de agosto de 2008).
Indigénas Awajun Toman Estación 5 De Petroperú Y Central Hidroeléctrica De Aramango En Amazonas
NOTA INFORMATIVA N° 3 Comunicaciones – AIDESEPEdson Rosales Figueroa: (011)51(1)265-5011/ 9-9787-6616comunicaciones@aidesep.org.pe - Mientras tanto, etnia Machiguenga del Urubamba continúa movilización indefinida en KP 122 del proyecto Camisea. (Lima, 10 de agosto de
Se Incrementa a Diez el Numero de Embarcaciones de la Empresa Pluspetrol Bloqueadas por Indigenas Machiguengas en Camisea
NOTA INFORMATIVA N° 2 Comunicaciones – AIDESEPEdson Rosales Figueroa: (011)51(1)265-5011/ 9-9787-6616comunicaciones@aidesep.org.pe - Nueve comunidades nativas lideran acto de protesta, frente a DL 1015 y otros 38 DL que afectan los derechos territoriales de las comunidades amazónicas.
Pueblos de la Amazonía inician Movilización Nacional Indefinida en defensa a los derechos a la vida
Comunicaciones – AIDESEPEdson Rosales Figueroa: (011)51(1)265-5011/ 9-9787-6616comunicaciones@aidesep.org.pe AIDESEP, 09 de agosto de 2008.
Amazonian Chernobyl - Ecuador's oil environment disaster
Telegraph UK | Once it was pristine rainforest.
Pronunciamiento de COMARU y CECONAMA A La Opinión Publica Local, Regional, Nacional E Internacional
El Consejo Machiguenga del Río Urubamba – COMARU y la Central de Comunidades Nativas Machiguengas “Juan Santos Atahuallpa”- CECONAMA, que representan a mas de 40 Comunidades Nativas de la Cuenca del Río Urubamba, frente al atropello constante de los derechos ancestrales de nuestro pueblo indígena por parte del gobier
Plataforma De Lucha Por La Reivindicacion De Los Derechos De Los Pueblos Indigenas De La Amazonia Peruana
AIDESEP (Lima, Peru) - Los pueblos indígenas de la Amazonía peruana, organizados desde hace 28 años en nuestras comunidades, federaciones, regionales y su central nacional AIDESEP, hemos sido sorprendidos por el ciudadano presidente Alan García Pérez, quien valiéndose de un otorgamiento de facultades legislativas dadas
Oil and Justice in the Amazon
On Point - WBUR, NPR | In a town called Lago Agrio, “sour lake,” deep in the oil-rich rain forest of Ecuador, what could be the biggest environmental lawsuit in history is being fought.It’s a battle pitting 30,000 indigenous Ecuadorians, and a team of American trial lawyers, against the U.S. oil giant Chevron.
Chevron Lobbies White House to Pressure Ecuador to Stop $12 Billion Amazon Pollution Lawsuit
DEMOCRACY NOW! | Chevron is being accused of promoting geopolitical blackmail in its efforts to stave off a lawsuit accusing it of contaminating the Ecuadorian rain forest. Nearly 30,000 Amazon residents are seeking $12 billion from Chevron for dumping billions of gallons of toxic oil waste.
Oxy’s Disturbing Human Rights Record in Colombia Highlighted in Permanent People’s Tribunal
For the past three years, the Italy-based Permanent People’s Tribunal has examined in detail the role transnational corporations have played in Colombia’s on-going civil conflict. According to the Tribunal, “Transnational businesses that operate in Colombia . . .
Chevron Accused of Misleading Investors over $16 Billion Litigation Risk on Eve of Earnings Report
Lawsuit’s Plaintiffs Claim Oil Giant Avoiding Full Disclosure
QUITO, Ecuador – In advance of Chevron’s quarterly earnings report, representatives of Amazon indigenous leaders are warning oil industry analysts and the public markets that Chevron’s management is downplaying the company’s $16 billion litigation risk in a historic environmental case in Ecuador.Representat
Amazon Indians Accuse Chevron Lobbyists of Misleading Congress over $16 Billion Liability
Tribal Leaders Say Oil Giant Disrespects "Rule of Law," Plan Trip to Washington to Meet with Congress
QUITO, Ecuador – Leaders from Ecuador's rainforest, suing Chevron over the "Amazon Chernobyl", are accusing the oil giant of misleading the Bush Administration and Congress to escape a potential $16 billion liability in an environmental lawsuit.The indigenous leaders - from the Cofan, Secoya, and Siona tribes -
Ecuador’s New Constitution
Ecuador’s new constitution, approved by their Constituent Assembly July 24 and headed for voter approval in September, includes a number of articles that add environmental protections and make resource extraction in national parks like Yasuni more difficult to pursue.
A $16 Billion Problem Chevron hires lobbyists to squeeze Ecuador in toxic-dumping case. What an Obama win could mean.
Newsweek | Few legal battles have been more exotic than the lawsuit tried over the past five years in a steamy jungle courtroom in Ecuador's Amazon rain forest. Brought by a group of U.S.
Yasuni-ITT Proposal Update
Enthusiasm continues to surround the Ecuadorian government’s landmark proposal to keep its largest oil reserve, located beneath Yasuni National Park, in the ground.
Amazon Watch announces release of Crude Reflections/Cruda Realidad
Amazon Watch is pleased to announce the recent release of the book Crude Reflections/Cruda Realidad: Oil, Ruin and Resistance in the Amazon Rainforest by Lou Dematteis and Kayana Szymczak.
Indigenous Peruvians Appeal Dismissal Of Federal Human Rights Lawsuit Against Occidental Petroleum For Contaminating Amazon Rainforest, Poisoning Communities
Los Angeles, California – Lawyers working on behalf of a group of indigenous plaintiffs from the Peruvian Amazon yesterday filed an appeal with the U.S.
Two U’wa Indigenous People Assassinated in Saravena, Arauca
In a public communiqué, this July 9th the Association of Traditional Indigenous Councils and Authorities of the Department of Arauca ASCATIDAR, denounced the assassination of two indigenous people in the jurisdiction of Saravena.
McCain Urged to Press Colombia President on Indigenous Rights, Environmental Protection
US Presidential Candidate Must Insist on Respect for Human Rights, Environment and Rule of Law during Cartagena Visit, Groups Warn
Washington D.C. — As he travels to Cartagena today, John McCain was urged to press Colombia President Alvaro Uribe to guarantee respect for indigenous rights and the environment.Mr.
90 Organizations Call for Demilitarization of U'wa Territory
Bogotá, July 1st 2008 President Álvaro UribePresident of the Republic of ColombiaMr. President - We are writing to express our support to the U´wa people and our deep concern regarding recent events in their territory.
Open Letter to Senator McCain about Colombia Visit
1 July 2008Senator John McCain241 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510VIA FACSIMILESenator McCain, On the occasion of your visit to Colombia, Amazon Watch would like to draw your attention to several issues of deep concern for human rights in Colombia, and to respectfully
McCain Heads Today for Colombia, Where Adviser Has Long Had Ties
The New York Times | Since 1998, the lobbying firm headed until recently by Charlie Black, one of Mr. McCain’s closest confidants, has earned more than $1.8 million representing the Occidental Petroleum Corporation, the leading foreign producer of gas and oil in Colombia.
Hesperian's New Book Supports the Struggle for Environmental Rights and Justice
By Jeff ConantAside from the damage to ecosystems, drilling, spilling, and burning oil cause an array of health problems, such as asthma, cancers, skin disease, and nerve damage.
Urubamba River Peru Field Investigation
Amazon Watch and the local communities are deeply concerned that the impacts of the existing Camisea gas project are likely to be compounded by additional oil operations planned nearby by Spain's Repsol and Brazil's Petrobras.
