Washington, D.C. - Environmental and human rights organizations from the United States and Peru, in letters to Undersecretary of the U.S.
Corporate Accountability
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.
New Map: The Isolated Indigenous Populations in the Lower Urubamba Valley, Peru
The following is a map of the Nahua Kugapakori Territorial Reserve in the Lower Urubamba valley. It shows the known locations of untitled indigenous communities living in and around the Reserve, including those living in voluntary isolation. The map was produced by Shinai Serjali.
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.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
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.
ChevronTexaco Sues Ecuadorean State-Oil Firm Petroecuador
Dow Jones Newswires | Quito - ChevronTexaco Corp.
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Looking for an Adventure and to Make a Difference in the World this Summer? Join San Ramon Valley students on a trip to the Amazon RainforestAugust 7-17, 2004 (tentative dates)-visit pristine Amazonian rainforest-see wild animals (monkeys, parrots, toucans, and pink river dolphins)-learn ab
Pluspetrol Contacta con Nativos a Pesar de Existir Prohibición Trabajadores Llegan en Helicópteros y Hacen Regalos a los Montetoni y Malanksiari.
La Republica | Voceros del consorcio Pluspetrol que explota el gas de Camisea afirmaron que no se han relacionado calculadamente con las comunidades nativas Montetoni y Malanksiari que viven en los alrededores del campamento (provincia de La Convención, Cusco), y que se registraron contactos de forma accidental.Pero testimonios de l
La Empresa No Cumple con Sus Planes
La Republica | El reporte de la Oficina General de Epidemiología señala que el contacto efectuado por los trabajadores del proyecto de Camisea produjo el contagio de enfermedades infecciosas que afecta a las comunidades nativas.Pluspetrol lo niega.
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.
Bianca Jagger Speaks About Ecuadorean Health at Chevron Texaco Annual Meeting
Excerpted and Edited by Amazon Watch from Associated Press | Thrusting a celebrity's punch into a long-running battle ...(international human rights advocate) Bianca Jagger urged 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.
Toxics Protest Set for ChevronTexaco Meeting
Contra Costa Times | San Ramon - Adding a celebrity voice to a long-running battle, human rights activist Bianca Jagger plans to lead a delegation to ChevronTexaco's annual meeting today to allege that a former subsidiary caused massive pollution in an Ecuadorian rain forest.Jagger and some residents of the region who have unsuccessfully s
Jagger to Address ChevronTexaco Shareholders; Activist to Push for an Investigation into Allegations of Serious Illnesses from Contamination in Equador
Tri-Valley Herald | Human rights activist Bianca Jagger will urge ChevronTexaco to take responsibility for pollution and contamination in the Ecuadorean Amazon when shespeaks at the company's annual shareholders meeting (tomorrow).Jagger will stand with a few shareholders who want their company to investigate allegations that villa
Pressure Mounts on ChevronTexaco to Confront its Responsibility for the “Rainforest Chernobyl” $6 Billion in Potential Liability For World’s Largest Oil Disaster Rising Tide of Institutional Investors Call on CEO David O’Reilly to Report on Env
San Ramon, CA – As ChevronTexaco prepares for its Annual Shareholder Meeting on Wednesday, April 28th at its bucolic suburban office park outside of San Francisco, a host of players are moving closer to creating a “tipping point” to force the petroleum giant to confront its responsibility for the “Rainforest Chernobyl
Texaco Shareholders Want Probe on Ecuador Suit
Reuters | Quito, Ecuador - A group of ChevronTexaco Corp.
IDB May Fund Peru Gasline Loan with Environmental Conditions
Bloomberg News | The Inter-American Development Bank said it may disburse $135 million in loans for the Camisea natural gas project in Peru as early as next month after addressing concerns raised by environmental activists. The development bank will withhold the money until it makes sure safeguards for the environment are in place,
Exigen al BID Que Realice Una Completa Auditoria Socio-Ambiental Independiente Antes el Firmar de los Acuerdos Para Financiar el Proyecto Camisea Las Organizaciones Indígenas y Ambientalistas Rechazan Nuevos Pozos de Gas y Petróleo y Exigen el Retiro
Lima, Peru – organización nacional de los pueblos indígenas junto a organizaciones ecologistas y derechos humanos nacionales y internacionales llaman al Banco Inter-Americano de Desarrollo que se realice una auditoria socio-ambiental independiente sobre el proyecto de gas de Camisea antes que firmar el contracto del prés
Camisea Killing Tribes, Harming Amazon-Report
Reuters | Lima, Peru - Peru's controversial Camisea gas project is killing off native tribes in the Amazon jungle, polluting the environment with diesel spills and waste dumps and causing large-scale deforestation, two leaked government reports released by environmentalists said on Saturday.Between May 2002 and May 2003, 2
IDB Urged to Hold Back Camisea’s Loan Agreement Pending Completion of Independent Social and Environmental Audit . Groups Urge the Removal of More Wells Planned Inside Indigenous Reserve due to Recent Epidemics and Deaths
Lima, Peru – the Peruvian National Indigenous Organization was jointed today by Peruvian and international environmental, and human rights organizations calling on the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to commission an independent environmental and social audit of the Camisea project before the signing of the loan agree
