As Ecuadorian ministers met with European oil executives and investors, French activists took to the streets to call attention to the disaster oil drilling represents for the forest and seven threatened indigenous communities.
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Activists Confront Ecuadorian Government for Auctioning the Amazon
Dozens of protestors publicly denounce government in Paris over oil concessions
Paris, France – Dozens of activists protested against the Ecuadorian government during its XI Round oil concession promotional activities in Paris today, where officials met with European investors and oil company executives seeking to auction off an enormous swath of pristine Amazon rainforest.
The Amazon is Not for Sale!
"We've seen the impact of oil extraction in Ecuador and the impact of oil refining here in Houston. We know that it only brings contamination, poverty, and cultural destruction. We will defend our sacred lands and culture as we have for millennia."
Kangaroo Court Favors Chevron. Surprise, Surprise!
Chevron has found an obscure private arbitration panel, acting under the mantle of the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Investment Treaty, in an attempt to circumvent justice in Ecuador and threaten that country into interfering in the Lago Agrio case.
Indigenous Leaders Confront Ecuadorian Government in Houston
Indigenous leaders from the Ecuadorian Amazon have traveled to Houston to challenge the Ecuadorian government face-to-face during its XI Round oil concession promotional activities.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Ecuadorian Indigenous Leaders & Allies Confront Government Over Oil Auction
Amazonian leaders and international allies unite in Houston at NAPE
Houston, TX – Indigenous leaders from the Ecuadorian Amazon have challenged the Ecuadorian government face-to-face during its XI Round oil concession promotional activities around the North America Prospect Expo (NAPE), the oil prospecting industry's semi-annual trade show where government officials scheduled meetings with oil company...
A Force of Nature: Rebecca Tarbotton 1973-2012
Last week the world lost a great friend. Becky was taken away far too soon, and she was far too young with far too much to accomplish to be removed from our world. And yet in her brief and wonderful life, she achieved so much.
Served by Chevron, and It Just Warms Us Up
When a giant corporation like Chevron bothers to subpoena a small nonprofit like Amazon Watch, we know our actions are hitting hard. At that moment, I knew we had been doing something right.
Chevron Aims at an Activist Shareholder
The New York Times | Public corporations routinely tell shareholders that their views matter. So it might seem odd that last month Chevron subpoenaed one of its investors, Trillium Asset Management, which has sponsored numerous shareholder proposals at Chevron over the years.
Ecuador's Oil Minister Explains New Oil Round Amid Indigenous Protest
Platts | Quito, Ecuador – Ecuador's oil minister Wilson Pastor Wednesday presented terms for an international licensing round for new blocks in the country's southeast amid protests by indigenous groups seeking to protect the area of the Amazon basin, which is still 85% covered by rainforest
Chevron's $19 Billion "Disaster" Gets Hearing
Bloomberg | A group of 47 Ecuadoreans have asked Ontario's Superior Court of Justice to seize Chevron assets in Canada, ranging from an oil sands project to offshore wells, to satisfy a 2011 court ruling in the Latin American nation that ordered the company to pay for oil pollution dating to the 1960s.
Ecuador to Launch Oil Block Auction Amid Protests
Indigenous people say jungle at risk, oppose exploration
Reuters | Quito, Ecuador – Ecuador will launch a licensing round on Wednesday for 13 oil blocks in unspoiled Amazon areas despite opposition from indigenous groups that fear damage to their ancestral lands.
Indigenous Protests Grow as Ecuador Auctions Amazon Oil Blocks
Hundreds contest "XI Round" oil licensing
Quito, Ecuador – Hundreds of indigenous people gathered in Quito today at the VII Annual Meeting of Oil and Energy where the Ecuadorian government announced the opening of the XI Round, an oil auction covering nearly eight million acres of rainforest in the Amazon.
Indigenous Protests Grow as Ecuador Auctions Amazon Oil Blocks
The Ecuadorian government's plans to auction off nearly ten million acres of rainforest wilderness in the south-central Amazon – home to seven indigenous nationalities – was met by fierce opposition.
Holding Chevron Accountable
What will it take for the energy giant to pay out the billions of dollars it owes for the pollution of the Amazon?
Al Jazeera | After decades of oil drilling, they have seen their land destroyed, and their waters polluted. But members of Ecuador's indigenous communities have yet to see a single penny for the damage inflicted on their lives by Chevron and its subsidiary, Texaco.
Shareholder Shocker: Chevron's Assets Frozen in Argentina
The internet exploded Wednesday with news that an Argentinian judge ordered seizure of Chevron's in-country assets in what could be the first of many rulings enforcing a $19 billion judgment from an Ecuadorian court.
Argentine Judge Slaps Embargo on $19 Billion in Chevron Assets
In a major blow to Chevron's effort to avoid paying a historic $19 billion environmental judgment in Ecuador, an Argentine judge today signed the first of what is expected to be many orders freezing billions of dollars of assets owned by the U.S. oil company.
Chevron Assets Frozen in Argentina over Ecuador Case
After years of litigation, an Ecuadoran court in February 2011 ordered Chevron to pay a huge fine
AFP | Buenos Aires, Argentina – An Argentine judge on Wednesday froze Chevron's assets at the request of a court in Ecuador, where the oil giant was ordered to pay $19 billion for environmental damage from years of unchecked pollution in the Amazon attributed to Texaco Petroleum, which Chevron acquired in 2001. Texaco polluted large areas of...
Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
It's been another rough week for Chevron, which got a rude awaking Wednesday morning with news that Ecuadorian indigenous and farmer communities will seek to freeze some $2 billion of the company's assets in Argentina.
Ecuador Villagers Seek $2 Billion of Chevron Assets In Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Indigenous groups and villagers from Ecuador are filing suit today to freeze an estimated $2 billion of Chevron assets in Argentina to help pay for a remediation of the extensive toxic pollution left by the oil giant on their ancestral lands in the Amazon rainforest, representatives of the communities announced.
Ecuadorians to Sue Chevron in Argentina over Pollution
BBC News | A group of Ecuadoreans says they will sue Chevron in Argentina to try to seize the oil company's assets there. They accuse Chevron of polluting land in the Amazon region for almost three decades. Last year, an Ecuadorean court ordered Chevron to pay $19 billion in damages. The plaintiffs have already filed similar suits in Canada and Brazil and...
Chevron Dealt New Blow in Ecuador Pollution Case
Ecuadorean plaintiffs say they have made first step towards collecting $19 billion in damages from the US oil company
The Guardian | Ecuadorean plaintiffs on Tuesday said an order issued by a court lets them seize $200 million worth of assets belonging to Chevron in a new legal blow to the US oil company.
Court Grants Ecuador Villagers First Big Victory Against Chevron Assets
Quito, Ecuador – Rainforest villagers from Ecuador scored their first significant collection victory against Chevron’s assets this week in their attempt to enforce the historic $19 billion judgment against the oil giant after it was found to have caused cancers and environmental damage to ancestral lands in the Amazon.
US Supreme Court Rejects Chevron Appeal in Ecuador Pollution Case
Court refuses to block judgment won by Lago Agrio residents over Amazon pollution by Texaco, now part of Chevron
Reuters | The US Supreme Court has denied a bid by Chevron to block an $18.2 billion judgment against the company in a pollution case in Ecuador, which residents won in February 2011 over pollution of the Amazon jungle and resulting damage to their health.
From Assets to Liabilities
Are CVX shareholders ready for global cat and mouse?
While repo men have yet to descend upon the company's headquarters and start hauling out the furniture, one has to ask: Is the company really ready for a global game of cat and mouse? What were once major assets in 120 countries are now liabilities, hidden in plain sight.
Way Down Watson
Normally, when an executive makes a major mistake that threatens shareholder value and the financial health of the company, they get fired. But at Chevron if you make an $18 billion mistake, you get a promotion. What?
Law and Order: Chevron's Criminal Intent
If Chevron is brazen and arrogant enough to deceive regulators in 2012, in the state with arguably the toughest environmental standards in the US, then imagine what it was doing in the remote Ecuadorian rainforest from 1964-1990.
Hey Chevron, You Can't Fool the People!
Chevron has never quite learned Lincoln's old adage, and after being found liable for the largest environmental judgment in history – $19 billion – it's fooling fewer and fewer people hardly any of the time these days.
Fight Oil with Water: Chevron's Embarrassment in Ecuador
Every day Chevron tries desperately to greenwash its image. But the millions of dollars blown on ad campaigns and PR firms do nothing to alleviate environmental damage and human suffering caused by their operations.
