Amazon Watch releases video evidence depicting attempts by Chevron employees to cover up evidence of pollution in the Ecuadorean Amazon, in the latest twist in the long-running case against Chevron-Texaco.
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Colombian farmers to sue BP over oil damage claims
Dozens of Colombian peasant farmers are bringing legal action against British oil giant BP, over claims that it caused significant… Read more Colombian farmers to sue BP over oil damage claims
Ecuador apologises to indigenous community over ‘illegal’ oil activities on their land
Ecuador’s government praised for undertaking court order to apologise to indigenous community for oil extraction on their lands, but doubts… Read more Ecuador apologises to indigenous community over ‘illegal’ oil activities on their land
Amazon Watch launch ‘Keep the oil in the ground’ campaign as world gears up for major climate change march
Environmental and indigenous rights NGO Amazon Watch launch new campaign calling for oil reserves in the Amazon rainforest to be… Read more Amazon Watch launch ‘Keep the oil in the ground’ campaign as world gears up for major climate change march
Ecuador: Yasuní and the ghost of Chevron
As the Ecuadorean oil company overseeing Yasuní oil extraction stands accused of a major spill elsewhere in the Amazon, the… Read more Ecuador: Yasuní and the ghost of Chevron
Ecuador-Chevron case: US court rules against multi-billion-dollar fine imposed by Ecuadorean court on Chevron
US court rules that fine imposed on Chevron by Ecuadorean court in 2011 was “fraudulent” and secured with bribes, but… Read more Ecuador-Chevron case: US court rules against multi-billion-dollar fine imposed by Ecuadorean court on Chevron
Ecuador vs Chevron: the global fight about the local impacts of oil drilling
US oil giant alleges irregularities in judgment that saw a $19bn fine imposed on them, but all residents of Ecuador’s… Read more Ecuador vs Chevron: the global fight about the local impacts of oil drilling
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