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    Hunt Oil Invades Territories of Uncontacted Peoples in the Remote Peruvian Amazon

    Hunt Oil, a Texas-based private oil company with close ties to the Bush family, is operating in the territories of uncontacted indigenous peoples in one of the remotest regions of the Peruvian Amazon. The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines has given Hunt Oil, a major donor to the George W.

    January 1, 2003
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    Co Working on Peru's Camisea Gas Confident of IDB Loan

    Dow Jones | Lima, Peru - The company developing a pipeline to transport natural gas from the Camisea project in Peru said Tuesday it is confident that the Inter-American Development Bank will approve a loan despite criticism from environmental groups.A mission from the IDB and the Andean Community's development agency, or CAF, is

    December 3, 2002
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    Ministry Invites NGOs to Camisea Site in Peru

    BNAmericas | Peru's ministry of mines and energy has invited international NGOs to come to Peru and see the environmental monitoring of the Camisea natural gas project at first hand, the ministry said in a statement.Peru's government and the Camisea consortium, led by Argentina's Pluspetrol, are currently lobbying the Inter-America

    November 22, 2002
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    Texas Firms Line Up U.S. Aid in Peru Gas Project's Damage to Rain Forest Assailed

    The Washington Post | Two Texas energy companies, both closely tied to the Bush White House, are lining up administration support for nearly $900 million in public financing for a Peruvian natural gas project that will cut through one of the world's most pristine tropical rain forests.A top priority of Peruvian officials, who view it as key

    November 20, 2002
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    NGO Statement on the Camisea Project, Peru

    TO: Inter-American Development Bank Executive DirectorsExport-Import Bank Board of DirectorsFROM: Amazon Watch, Bank Information Center, Environmental Defense, Friends of the Earth, Institute for Policy Studies, Rainforest Action NetworkDATE: November 1, 2002RE: NGO Statement on the Camisea Project,

    November 1, 2002
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    Estudio Ambiental y Social Independiente de Proyecto de Gas Camisea

    Por: Patricia B. CaffreyPor encargo de las organizaciones indígenas del Perú: Consejo Machiguenga del Rio Urubamba (COMARU) y la Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP)CONTENIDO 2RECONOCIMIENTOS 3I. RESUMEN EJECUTIVO 4II.

    April 1, 2002
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