CPN Radio | Un grupo de estrellas de Hollywood invocó el jueves al presidente estadounidense George W. Bush que no financie un polémico proyecto de gas en Perú, para evitar la destrucción de una de las zonas más ricas en biodiversidad del planeta, en la selva amazónica.
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Achuar of Peru Denouce OXY's Divisive Tactics
PRONOUNCEMENTThe Achuar people of Peru, settled in the basin of the Huitoyacu, Huazaga and Pastaza Rivers, organized through their highest authorities into Achuarti Iruntramu (ATI) and the Achuar Chayat Organization (ORACH) make the following known to public opinion:1.
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El Consejo Directivo Nacional de la Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP), a nombre de sus 1,250 comunidades indígenas amazónicas afiliadas, de las 53 federaciones y 6 regiones, se dirige a los hermanos indígenas de la costa y la sierra; a nuestros compatriotas; a la opinión pública naciona
ExIm's Board Rejects US$200mn Camisea Loan - Peru
BNamericas.com | The board of directors at US Export Import Bank (Ex-Im) voted 2-1 on Thursday to reject a US$200mn loan for the upstream part of Peru's Camisea natural gas project because of environmental concerns, an Ex-Im source toldBNamericas. "I'm very excited to hear the news.
Bank Rejects Peru Pipeline Project
IPS | Washington - The U.S.
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US Ex-Im Bank Rejects $213.6 Mln for Peru Gas Project
Dow Jones | Washington - The U.S.
Peru Denied Export-Import Bank Funds for Gas Project
Reuters | Washington - The Export-Import Bank of the United States dealt a blow to Peru on Thursday by voting against $214 million in loan guarantees for the Camisea natural gas project. "The board voted down Camisea", Phil Cogan, a spokesman for the bank, told Reuters.
Financing for Peru’s Camisea Project Voted Down by U.S. Ex-Im Bank U.S. Agency Applauded for Upholding Indigenous and Environmental Safeguards in Controversial Amazon Energy Project
Footage and Photos of Damage by Camisea Available Upon RequestWashington, D.C.—Under mounting pressure from environmental and indigenous rights groups and members of Congress, today the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) voted to reject financing for the controversial $1.6 billi
Peru’s Camisea Project Tip Sheet: Update on Rainforest Destruction
Washington, D.C.
PRONOUCEMENT
The National Council of Directors of the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon (AIDESEP), in the name of its 1,250 affiliated Amazonian indigenous communities, 53 federations and 6 regions, addresses our indigenous brothers and sisters from the coast and mountains; our compatriots; national and wo
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El Consejo Directivo Nacional de la Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP), a nombre de sus 1,250 comunidades indígenas amazónicas afiliadas, de las 53 federaciones y 6 regiones, se dirige a los hermanos indígenas de la costa y la sierra; a nuestros compatriotas; a la opinión pública naciona
Bank Delays Decision on Gas Pipeline
Financial Times | The Inter-American Development Bank has delayed a decision on a controversial gas pipeline in Peru after failing to reach agreement about the environmental and social impact of the project.The IDB board on Wednesday postponed a vote, at the request of its president, on whether to approve $135m in finance for the Camise
Pipeline Financing Vote Postponed
The Washington Post | Concerns about the impact on a Peruvian rain forest and coastal reserve forced the Inter-American Development Bank yesterday to postpone for a week a vote to finance a controversial $ 1.6 billion natural gas project that involves two Texas energy companies with close ties to the White House.Members of Congress, worldwi
Public Financing Delayed for Destructive Pipeline in Peruvian Amazon: Camisea is Risky Business
Broadcast Quality Footage and Photos AvailableSee video: QuickTime Modem | High speed and
Bush, the Rainforest and a Gas Pipeline to Enrich His Friends
Independent-UK | President George Bush is seeking funds for a controversial project to drive gas pipelines from pristine rainforests in the Peruvian Amazon to the coast.The plan will enrich some of Mr Bush's closest corporate campaign contributors while risking the destruction of rainforest, threatening its indigenous peoples and endan
Letter sent from 13 U.S. Senators to the U.S. Treasury Secretary –the agency that directs U.S. voting decisions at IDB—and the head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. The letter opposes public support for Camisea at this time.
The Honorable John SnowSecretary of the TreasuryDepartment of the Treasury1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington DC 20220The Honorable Phillip MerrillChairman United States Export-Import Bank811 Vermont Ave, NWWashington DC 20571Dear Secretary Snow and Chairman Merr
Internal Bank Report Blasts the Camisea Gas Project U.S. Ex-Im Delays Vote on Loan to Hunt Oil Turning a Blind Eye to Project Risks, IDB to Give Green Light on Wednesday
Amazon Watch Video Released Today Shows Tragedy in the Making: Massive Landslides, Choking Rivers, Rainforest Destruction, Suffering Indigenous Communities See video: QuickTime Modem |
U.S. to Vote on Aid for Peruvian Gas Project
The Washington Post | The Bush administration is preparing this week to vote on financial support for a controversial $1.6 billion natural gas project in Peru that some U.S. officials, members of Congress and worldwide environmental groups say has already begun damaging a pristine tropical rain forest in the Amazon.
Banks Poised to Vote as Findings of Field Investigation Expose Camisea’s Deadly Impacts
A preliminary report released today by U.S. NGOs Amazon Alliance, Amazon Watch and Environmental Defense confirms that the project has begun to cause food shortages and is leading to the spread of disease to indigenous communities in the Urubamba Valley.
June 2003 Investigative Mission to Indigenous Communities Affected By the Camisea Project. Upper and Lower Urubamba River Valley, Peru.
Download report in PDF format (31 k)IntroductionThe absence of a truly independent monitoring system for the environmental and social impacts of the Camisea Project and the lack of transparent dissemination of mu
Peru’s Camisea Pipeline Scars Primary Rainforest $600 M in Taxpayer Support Hinges on U.S. Vote Next Week Will Ex-Im Bank Risk Backward Step Among OECD Nations? Texas-based Hunt Oil and Halliburton Stand to Gain See
Washington, D.C. – Next week, the United States Export-Import Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank will vote whether to approve public monies for the $2.6 billion Peru’s Camisea gas project.
Position and Recommendations Presented by Various Peruvian Civil Society Organizations to the IADB, The Andean Development Corporation (CAF) and the Export - Import Bank as Potential Financiers of the Camisea Project.
Download this report in PDF format (48k)The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), through its Private Sector department (PRI), the Andean Development Corporation (CAF), and the Export-Import- Bank, areconsidering the p
Posición y Recomendaciones que Diversas Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil del Perú Presentan Ante el BID, la CAF y el EXIM Bank como Potenciales Entidades Financieras del Proyecto Camisea
Descarga el Informe en formato PDF (69k)Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) a través de su departamento del Sector Privado (PRI), la Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), así como el Ex-Im-Bank, están analizando la po
Camisea Natural Gas Project Environmental Evaluation Background and Objectives
The government of Peru has embarked on an ambitious program to develop natural gas reserves in the Camisea region and convey the products to the populated and industrial coastal areas.
Indigenous Leaders March on the IDB Denouncing Camisea Project’s “Irreparable Harm to Indigenous Lives
On May 9 2003, over 50 indigenous protesters joined together to march through Washington to the Inter-American Development Bank head office to denounce the Camisea Gas Project’s “irreparable harm to the biodiversity and the life of indigenous peoples who have lived in these lands for thousands of years.”Peruvian
The IDB urged to deny taxpayer dollars for the Camisea gas project
Enrique V. IglesiasPresidentInter-American Development BankWashington, D.C. 20577U.S.A.Dear Enrique V.
Camisea Project Sparks Protest by Amazon Indigenous Peoples at Inter-American Development Bank Friday May 9, 1:00PM
WHAT: Indigenous and environmental leaders will hold a demonstration at the Inter-American Development Bank against the U.S.
