WHAT: Public Demonstration, Street Theatre and Press Conference WHEN: Tomorrow, THURSDAY, JULY 25TH from 12 to 1 pmWHERE: 1211 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue at 48th Street in Manhattan), at the offices of WestLB(New York, NY) – Following on the heels of activist Julia Butterfly Hill’s arrest and de
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF OCP PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION
During March 2002, a study was conducted of the social and environmental impacts of the OCP construction. The entire trajectory of the heavy crude pipeline was inspected, from Lago Agrio to Esmeraldas. 149 property owners, workers and representatives from 5 municipal authorities were interviewed.
IMPACTOS AMBIENTALES DE LA CONSTRUCCION DEL OCP
Durante el mes de Marzo del 2002, se estudió los impactos ambientales y sociales debidos a la construcción del OCP.
NGO Letter of Concern to Burlington Resources
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Julia Butterfly Hill Deported by Ecuador after Oil Confrontation
San Francisco Chronicle | Environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill, deported from Ecuador on Thursday after her arrest at a Quito demonstration, said she was outraged by the destruction she witnessed along an oil pipeline route carved through the country's forests. Her actions while in Ecuador, however, outraged oil company executives.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Julia Butterfly Brings the Struggle Against Oil Destruction from Quito to LA: Press Conference at Occidental Petroleum’s LA Headquarters
Los Angeles, California - Vowing her continued commitment to the struggle against Ecuador’s OCP oil pipeline, Julia Butterfly Hill will speak to the press today at 10.30 am outside the LA offices of Occidental Petroleum located at Wilshire and Westwood Blvds.
Julia Butterfly in Ecuador Jail after Oil Protest Pipeline Would Cut through Reserve
San Francisco Chronicle | Julia Butterfly Hill, California's well-known tree sitter and environmental activist, has been jailed in Ecuador for protesting a proposed oil pipeline that would penetrate a virgin Andean "cloud forest" that teems with rare birds.
Midnight Decision to Deport Julia Butterfly Ecuadorian Government Preempts Her Fair Trial in Oil Protest
Quito, Ecuador — Immigration police announced late last night that activist Julia Butterfly Hill will be deported to the United States early this morning. The deportation is set to occur just two hours before a scheduled Habeas Corpus hearing for Ms.
Julia Butterfly to Arrive in Los Angeles Tonight After Forcible Deportation from Ecuador Julia to hold press conference 10.30 am tomorrow outside Occidental’s LA offices
Quito, Ecuador — Environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill will arrive at Los Angeles International Airport at seven tonight, after being forcibly deported from Ecuador at dawn. The deportation occurred just two hours before a Habeas Corpus hearing set for Ms.
Julia Butterfly Hill Remains in Ecuadorian Jail with Seven Other Activists After Oxy Oil Protest
Quito, Ecuador — Julia Butterfly Hill and seven Ecuadorians arrested Tuesday during a peaceful protest outside Occidental Petroleum (OXY)’s Quito offices remained in jail for a second night pending their 9 am hearing Thursday.
Bloqueado Paso del OCP
El Universo | El Castillo, Pichincha -Ecologistas y habitantes de Mindo, agrupados en la organización Acción por la Vida, instalaron ayer un campamento en el cerro El Castillo, al noroccidente de Pichincha, para protestar contra la construcción del oleoducto de crudos pesados (OCP) por el bosque protector Mindo Nambillo.
Julia Butterfly Hill Arrested in Ecuador Oil Protest Occidental Petroleum’s Quito Office Shut Down by Protesters
Quito, Ecuador — Quito police today arrested activist Julia Butterfly Hill and at least 7 other peaceful protestors outside the Quito offices of US oil company Occidental Petroleum (OXY). Most of those arrested represent Ecuadorian communities adversely affected by the new OCP pipeline being built by Oxy.
Ecuador Activists Reoccupy OCP Pipeline Construction Site Julia “Butterfly” Hill Takes Action in Solidarity with South America’s First Tree-Sitters
Guarumos, Ecuador — Several dozen local community members from Mindo, accompanied by Julia “Butterfly” Hill, and members of Acción Ecológica and Amazon Watch, are currently re-occupying the Guarumos construction site of Ecuador’s new Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP) in the Mindo Nambillo Cloudforest Reserve, in ord
Julia ‘Butterfly’ Hill to Visit Ecuador’s Embattled OCP Pipeline Project & Tour Toxic Waste Pits and Forest Destruction in the Amazon and Mindo
Quito, Ecuador — Internationally celebrated environmentalist, author, and forest defender Julia Butterfly Hill arrives in Quito today to express solidarity with communities resisting the construction of the new OCP oil pipeline through Ecuador’s fragile tropical forests.
Colombia-Ecuador: European Caravan Protests Oil Mega-Projects
Inter Press Service | Bogota - European environmentalists began their international caravan in Colombia to protest against big petroleum projects here, and are to arrive in neighboring Ecuador Thursday, where they will speak out against the construction of an oil pipeline through that country's Amazon forests.
Amazonian Farmers Protesting OCP Pipeline Violently Evicted Road Blockades Continue Despite Increased Repression
Quito, Ecuador — Four farmers were wounded and ten were arrested early Thursday morning when an estimated one hundred uniformed police and military soldiers violently burst onto a farm in the Amazonian province of Sucumbios where a group of local residents affected by the construction of the heavy crude pipeline were physic
Indígenas Piden Investigación del Accidente del Cessna
El Comercio | Puyo - Los indígenas de la Federación Independiente del Pueblo Shuar de Ecuador (Fipse) pidieron una investigación del accidente aéreo en el cual fallecieron tres de sus dirigentes, el martes en Morona. La tragedia ocurrió en Mamayak, cuenca del río Pastaza.
Una Cessna Se Estrelló en Morona y Dejó 4 Fallecidos
El Comercio | Puyo - La causa del suceso aún no se precisa oficialmente.
Small Plane Crashes in Ecuador Jungle, Killing Four People
Associated Press | Quito, Ecuador - A small plane crashed in Ecuador's southern Amazon region, killing the pilot and three Indian leaders on board, an indigenous organization said Wednesday.The Pastaza Federation of Indigenous Peoples said the Cessna 178 went down Tuesday afternoon after taking off from Mamayac, a remote Shuar Indi
3 Dirigentes de la Organización Shuar Murieron Ayer Rescatados Cadáveres del Accidente Aéreo en Macas
Últimas Noticias | Quito -Una avioneta se accidentó ayer, a las 15:30, en la zona de Transcutucú, provincia de Morona Santiago.La nave se estrelló mientras realizaba la ruta Mamayak-Macuma, en el cantón Taisha, informó Javier Benavides de la Radio Kiruba, de la Organización Shuar del Ecuador (Oshe).En la avioneta viaja
Makuma - Morona Santiago Ministerial Agreement N° 2881 - of December 27, 1996
The Inter-Federation coordinating body announces to the national and international public the tragic loss of our friends and colleagues Joaquin Najamdey, President of FIPSE, Rodrigo Wampankit, Parliamentarian of FIPSE and Samuel Wampankit Head of Territorial Affairs of FIPSE.
CDES Requests an Investigation into the Deaths of Shuar Leaders in an Air Accident
The Center for Social and Economic Rights, CDES, demands an immediate and transparent investigation into a tragic plane crash in the Ecuadorian Amazon which caused the deaths of 3 high level leaders of the Shuar people who were engaged in the lawsuit that the Shuar are bringing against the oil company Burlington on grounds of
Accion Por La Vida Update Mindo, ECUADOR
It has been one month and one day since Special Forces national police raided the peaceful protest camp in Cerro Guarumos and all activists were arrested, including some foreign tourists and students.
Ecuador's Oil Pollution Fears Activists Fear Spills from New Oil Pipeline in Ecuador
BBC | Environmental activists in Ecuador are fighting to persuade the government to divert the course of a new oil pipeline away from one of South America's most important bird reserves.
German Money in Ecuador’s Rainforests The Planned Pipeline Could Destroy Large Parts of Ecuador's Rainforests
Deutsche Welle | A German bank is financing a highly-controversial pipeline project in Ecuador, which will run through the country’s rainforests. A government delegation has now visited the site.The dispute surrounding the Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP) or Heavy-Crude Pipeline in Ecuador has not just caused local resistance.
Noboa and Greens Clash Over Ecuador Pipeline
Energy Compass | Environmental activists have been arrested, released, and deported, troops have come and gone, environmental officials have dared to pull a license stopping work until the pipeline is repaired, and pressure is brought by the World Bank to change the route, but still Ecuadorean President Gustavo Noboa has vowed to complete the
German Parliamentarians Arrive in Mindo Today to Inspect OCP Pipeline Route Jailed Environmentalists Freed, All Charges Dropped
Mindo, Ecuador - Members of the German State Parliament of the North Rhine Westfalia arrived in Mindo today to visit the controversial OCP pipeline route.
Ecuador Presses Ahead with Controversial OCP Pipeline, Aims to Reverse Output Decline
Oil Daily | Though it is facing stiff challenges on several fronts, Ecuador is pressing ahead with the timely completion of its 450,000-barrel-per-day OCP heavy crude pipeline, which greatly enhances the Andean nation’s oil export capacity.The $1.1 billion pipeline, undertaken by a consortium made up of Canada's Alberta Energy,
Ecuador Police Detain, Deport Anti-Pipeline Activists
OneWorld US | Ecuador's police have detained 17 environmental activists who tried to block construction of a controversial oil pipeline through an ecologically unique Andean rainforest and plans to immediately deport the 14 foreigners in the group, including one U.S. citizen.
