El Universo | Con la ratificación de argumentos de las partes demandante y demandada dentro del juicio que enfrenta Chevron Texaco por contaminación ambiental, terminó la segunda jornada de la primera etapa de inspecciones judiciales.El pozo 21 del campo Sacha sirvió ayer para que los técnicos, contratados por las dos partes, t
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Ecuadorean Lawsuit Vs Texaco Boils Down to Science
Reuters | La Joya de los Sachas, Ecuador - After a decade of court battles, lawyers on Wednesday took a lawsuit by Ecuadorean Indians accusing U.S. oil firm ChevronTexaco C Corp.
Update on ChevronTexaco Trial and Inspections: Phase II of ChevronTexaco’s “Rainforest Chernobyl” Trial is underway As the judge begins official “Inspections” of ChevronTexaco’s contamination in Ecuador’s Amazon, local Bay Area residents s
Ten months after the “Rainforest Chernobyl” trial began in the Supreme Court in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, the judicial inspections – marking Phase II of the trial – began yesterday at one of Texaco’s former oil camps, Campo Sacha in Joya de las Sachas, in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Texaco: Ayer Se Inspeccionó el Pozo 6 en Joya de los Sachas
El Comercio | Redacción Orellana Secoyas, cofanes y colonos llegaron ayer al barrio Santa Rosa, en La Joya de los Sachas, provincia de Orellana. La presencia de militares y policías de Nueva Loja delataba que algo iba a suceder.
Campesino Hace Zancadilla a Texaco en Medio de Juicio
El Comercio | Joya de los Sachas, AP Un campesino puso hoy una zancadilla a la empresa estadounidense Texaco que intenta demostrar que las acusaciones por daño ambiental en su contra son infundadas.Mientras los delegados de la compañía y de los demandantes revisaban silenciosamente uno de los sitios en los cuales se realiz
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Justicia Inspecciona Areas Contaminadas por Texaco
El Comercio | Quito, AFPLa justicia del país, que tramita una querella contra la petrolera Texaco por presuntos daños ambientales en la Amazonia nacional, concluyó el jueves una primera ronda de inspección de áreas supuestamente contaminadas por la empresa estadounidense.En medio de alegatos entre acusados y acusadore
Punto de Vista: Bianca Jagger, Activista de Derechos Humanos
El Comercio | Punto de vista Bianca Jagger Activista de derechos Humanos Nuestro objetivo es que el presidente de la Corte haga la inspección de las piscinas contaminadas que dejó Texaco. Hoy vimos el esfuerzo de Chevron Texaco de buscar todos los obstáculos para impedir la inspección.
Judge, Lawyers Trek into Amazon in Pollution Lawsuit Ecuadorean Indians Take on ChevronTexaco
MSNBC News | La Joya de los Sachas, Ecuador - After a decade of court battles, lawyers on Wednesday took a lawsuit by Ecuadorean Indians against ChevronTexaco into the Amazon forest. Scientists started taking soil samples, hoping to prove, or disprove, that a Texaco subsidiary contaminated groundwater supplies during its oil o
El Arbitraje Interpuesto por la Texaco Se Complica para el País
El Comercio | ¿Ecuador se despojó de su inmunidad a ser procesado o sometido a un arbitraje internacional el 27 de agosto de 1993?, la pregunta la tienen que analizar y resolver las autoridades ecuatorianas.
Texaco y Sus Demandantes Intercambian Acusaciones en Ecuador
El Universo | Lago Agrio -Abogados de Chevron Texaco y de la parte que acusa a esta compañía petrolera estadounidense de contaminar la selva amazónica ecuatoriana, intercambiaron el martes acusaciones antes de que se inicien las inspecciones judiciales en el terreno.
Phase II of ChevronTexaco’s “Rainforest Chernobyl” Trial to Begin Tomorrow as the judge begins official “Inspections” of ChevronTexaco’s contamination in Ecuador’s Amazon, local Bay Area residents stage “Mock Inspection” in front of t
WHAT: Lively and colorful street theater dramatizing Part II of the historical trial against ChevronTexaco for creating a “Rainforest Chernobyl” in Ecuador. This mock inspection will include a skit with the following actors: Ecuadorian judge, lawyers, technical experts, affected peoples and supporters.
Plaintiffs in Ecuador Oil Trial Reject ChevronTexaco Charges of Evidence Tampering
Associated Press | Lago Agrio, Ecuador - A lawyer for plaintiffs demanding that California-based ChevronTexaco clean up a polluted swath of the Amazon jungle rejected allegations made by an oil company lawyer Tuesday that the plaintiffs tampered with evidence.The exchange of barbs came a day before an Ecuadorean judge hearing the case pl
Ecuador To Begin Inspections In Lawsuit Vs ChevronTexaco
Dow Jones Newswires | Quito - Judicial authorities in Ecuador are preparing to inspect oil wells formerly operated by Texaco as part of a slow-moving lawsuit filed by local inhabitants in the Amazon against U.S.-based ChevronTexaco Corp.
Phase II of ChevronTexaco's "Rainforest Chernobyl" Lawsuit to Begin Ecuadorian Judge Sets Dates for Judicial Inspections
Lago Agrio, Ecuador - Dr. Efrain Novillo, President of the Ninth Circuit Supreme Court in Nueva Loja (Lago Agrio) has announced that the judicial inspections in the trial brought against ChevronTexaco by Amazon communities will begin on August 18 and 19.
Ecuadorian Government Rejects Arbitration Claim Filed by ChevronTexaco after Facing Pressure from Amazonians
Quito, Ecuador - On July 8th, Dr. Jose Maria Borja, the Attorney General of Ecuador, stated in a letter to Mr.
Ecuador Rejects ChevronTexaco Arbitration Demand
Reuters | Quito, Ecuador - Ecuador has rejected a demand for international arbitration by ChevronTexaco Corp. (NYSE:CVX - News) over costs the company has incurred in its defense of a lawsuit brought by Amazon jungle Indians, a document showed on Friday.ChevronTexaco last month demanded U.S.
Amazonian Communities Affected by ChevronTexaco to Demand the Resignation of Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Relations
Quito, Ecuador - Amazonian communities will come together today for a mass mobilization in Quito to demand the resignation of the Minister of Foreign Relations Ivonne Baki, because of her involvement with the ChevronTexaco lawsuit and the compromises she is making which will be detrimental to the country and the communities a
Update from the Ecuadorian Amazon: Amazonian Leaders March on Ministry of Commerce and Justice and Force Ecuadorian Government to Stand Up to ChevronTexaco
On July 7, the Amazon Watch partner organization the Amazon Defense Front (Frente de Defensa de la Amazonia) scored an imporant victory in its the case against ChevronTexaco's polluting their forests and communities.
ChevronTexaco Files Claim on Ex-partner
Tri-Valley Herald | San Ramon - ChevronTexaco Corp. has filed a claim against former partner Petroecuador, demanding that the Ecuador-based state-owned company share expenses in a lawsuit accusing Texaco of polluting the Amazon jungle.
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ChevronTexaco Sues Ecuadorean State-Oil Firm Petroecuador
Dow Jones Newswires | Quito - ChevronTexaco Corp.
Yana Curi Report The impact of oil development on the health of the people of the Ecuadorian Amazon
A report by Dr. Miguel San Sebastián and Dr.
CANCER Geographical differences in cancer incidence in the Amazon basin of Ecuador in relation to residence near oil fields
by Anna-Karin Hurtig and Miguel San SebastiánPublished in International Journal of Epidemiology 2002;31:1021–1027© International Epidemiological Association 2002 Printed in Great BritainFor the full report and article, see the links below
Outcomes of Pregnancy among Women Living in the Proximity of Oil Fields in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador
MIGUEL SAN SEBASTIÁN, PHD, BEN ARMSTRONG, PHD, CAROLYN STEPHENS, PHDPublished in:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OCCUP ENVIRON HEALTHVOL 8/NO 4, OCT/DEC 2002
Ecuador Tribe Battles Chevron on Oil Spill Indian Leader Says Company Liable for Cleaning Up Mess
San Francisco Chronicle | Among the sea of dark suits in the auditorium at ChevronTexaco headquarters in San Ramon, one man stood out. Toribio Aguinda was wearing a crown of green parrot feathers on his head, a sacred symbol of his authority as the leader of the Cofan nation in the Ecuadoran Amazon.
Amazon Indian Leader Tells ChevronTexaco His People are on the Brink of Extinction Due to the Company’s Oil Contamination ChevronTexaco CEO Attempts to Shift Blame for Oil Disaster-- Calls Ecuador’s Government “Inept” and “Inadequate” Bian
San Ramon, CA — At yesterday’s ChevronTexaco Annual Meeting, CEO David O’Reilly was met with a growing wave of controversy over the oil pollution his company left in the Ecuadorian Amazon following two decades of drilling.
Chevron's Chief Rebuffs Activists
Contra Costa Times | San Ramon - An otherwise sedate annual meeting Wednesday of ChevronTexaco Corp.
Statement of Bianca Jagger at the CHEVRONTEXACO Annual Shareholder Meeting
Good Morning Mr. O’Reilly, Board of Directors and fellow shareholders:My name is Bianca Jagger, I represent Reverend Will Saunders and I am here to second this proposal.Mr.
Testimony from Ecuadorian Cofan Leader and Local Nurse at ChevronTexaco Annual Shareholder Meeting
Highlights of the Statement from Toribio Aguinda, Cofan indigenous leader on whose people's territory Texaco (now ChevronTexaco) carried out oil operations for more than 20 years. Ø Greetings Mr. Chairman, shareholders and others present.
