Chevron's retaliatory RICO case against the Ecuadorians and their lawyers would not have come about were it not for the generous suggestion of U.S. Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan. Chevron spent millions upon millions filing cases against the Ecuadorians everywhere other than Ecuador once the company saw the verdict was about to come down, but when...
Our future is in peril and the changing climate is a key indicator. Scientists warn us that global warming is spiraling out of control which is why we need to see immediate action now. As the Amazon basin is a keystone area in combating climate change, preserving this region is essential for humanity's survival.
This groundbreaking documentary is about the Kichwa indigenous people of Sarayaku, Ecuador and their successful international legal battle to prevent oil exploration on their land without their consent.
Rio+20 was recently held in Rio de Janeiro, yet Brazil's current energy polices have created glaring setbacks for the rights of indigenous peoples, the environment and Brazilian democracy.
Indian Country Today | The Kichwa people of Sarayaku won two major victories this year: in April, for the first time in their history, the government acknowledged responsibility for illegally licensing an oil company to do business on indigenous territory without the community's consent; and in July the ICHR ruled that the government must consult with indigenous...
A new short film about the struggle to defend the Xingu River and its people from the Belo Monte Dam and the Brazilian government's development plans for the Amazon.
United Nations | To meet growing demand, Brazil is harnessing hydroelectric energy and building dams, some among the largest in the world. But not everyone is happy about it.
While Brazil prepares to host the Rio +20 Earth Summit and present itself as a leading model for sustainable development, it is undertaking measures that will put the Amazon in jeopardy.
ABC KGO-TV | An international coalition protested outside the Chevron shareholders' meeting Wednesday in San Ramon, claiming the company is engaging in risky and dangerous operations overseas.
Amazon Defense Coalition | Over almost three decades of oil drilling in Ecuador's Amazon, Chevron dumped billions of gallons of toxic waste into waterways relied on by local inhabitants for their drinking water.
Al Jazeera | With an estimated cost of at least $14 billion, Brazil's Belo Monte Dam is leaving a large footprint - one that looks like it will stamp out local residents.
A priest who has worked with the Achuar and the Shuar-Wampisa people for ten years says that Talisman Energy's operations are causing conflict and risking lives.
Brazilian celebrities call on civil society to stand up against the Belo Monte Dam and debate Brazil's energy development plan.
MYOO has set out on a new expedition combining art, ecology and adventure to give nature a voice and help stop the Belo Monte Dam.
This year's luncheon was a celebration of fifteen years of achievements for the people and rainforests of the Amazon and the launch of new initiatives.
Sunday Night Show | Zoë Tryon highlights the plight of Ecuadorian natives after decades of oil drilling in this powerful investigation by Mike Munro.
Democracy Now! | A U.S. appeals court has ruled oil giant Chevron cannot escape an $18 billion fine for massive pollution of the Amazon rain forest.
This is the full version of "A Message from Pandora", a special feature produced by James Cameron about the battle to stop the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu, one of the great tributaries of the Amazon River.
Reuters | Indigenous tribes and environmental activists protest a planned hydroelectric dam that could displace 30,000 Brazilians.
Hundreds of indigenous representatives and movement leaders gathered to forge a single and unified force to resist the Belo Monte Dam.
Amazonian communities and Brazilian civil society are mobilizing against an alarming assault on the Amazon and its people.
The Kichwa of Sarayaku explain their trip to the Inter-American Human Rights Court in Costa Rica in their own words.
To commemorate a delegation of Ecuadorians visiting the U.S. to demand justice from Chevron, the communities of the Ecuadorian Amazon issued an Open Letter to the People of the United States.
The Achuar of the northern Peruvian Amazon have seen the impact of oil drilling and are fighting to keep Talisman Energy out of their ancestral territory.
In 1993, Elias Piaguaje traveled to New York to file a landmark lawsuit against Chevron. Elias' nephew Humberto returned 18 years later, carrying with him a historic guilty verdict.
Al Jazeera | The spate of recent high-profile assassinations of anti-logging campaigners in Brazil underscores the deadly risks of speaking out on behalf of the environment.
Activists from Amazon Watch and RAN rappelled from the deck of the Richmond Bridge to hang a giant banner proclaiming "Chevron Guilty: Clean Up the Amazon!"
Chevron has been found guilty of massive contamination of the Amazon and fined $18 billion, but the company has vowed to fight the verdict "until Hell freezes over."
This video slideshow offers a glimpse into the life and culture of the courageous Achuar people in the Peruvian Amazon, who are fighting to keep oil drilling out of their ancestral territory.
