Chevron in Ecuador: A Defining Moment

Feb 2011: Oil giant Chevron ordered to pay $9 billion for pollution cleanup in Ecuador!
After nearly 18 years of legal battles, the communities in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest devastated by oil giant Chevron's reckless pump-and-dump oil operations have scored a landmark victory. Chevron has been ordered to pay $9.5 billion for cleanup of widespread contamination, and potable water and healthcare facilities for affected communities.
But Chevron has vowed to fight "until hell freezes over." Help us bring Chevron to justice once and for all: visit www.AmazonWatch.org
Video narrated by Peter Coyote.

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• pollution
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• environment
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• indigenous

[Humptydumptytribe]

As a part-time resident of Ecuador and carless tree-hugging hippie, let me remind you: as much as I applaud the Ecuadorian court decision against Chevron, do not be misled by the "environmental president" of Ecuador, Rafael Correa. This two-faced snake in the grass, and the oil companies he oversees, have done as much or more than anyone to destroy the Ecuadorian Amazon and the people that live there than any of his predecessors. It's BAU in the Amazon, regardless of monkeys in the constitution.

[birdonawing]

Chevron should not only pay up, the executives & big bosses should go down there themselves & see it, volunteer to help down there too, then they'd understand what's been done down there by their predecessors. Everyone can make a difference.

[Euribe21]

you guys know its fraud right?

[truth8407]

Chevron is coming to Bulgaria now! Our goverment want to sell us.

[fernandatralala]

Yes, pay them Chevron! It's the least you can do!!! I'l never stop on a Texaco gas station in my life.

[aman111501]

Petro Ecuador responsible charge them fraud money cashers dumb idiots

[lumeriam]

Remember when you spend money on Sony products you are giving the money to an Oil company. SONY= Standard Oil New York

Everytime you give your money to British Petroleum the richest woman on the planet gets even richer.

Queen Elizabeth Wettin from the family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Windsor= BP

[Steve32867]

Chevron is just a horrible company - the same with Exxon. WHY would they fight such a (comparatively) small judgment, to the greater hardship of those whose lives they've already ruined. What horrible neighbors: Chevron, Texaco, Exxon....

[aReaganDesignee]

@Nate8247 - True.

[aReaganDesignee]

@Humptydumptytribe - Good description of Correa. It's not only environmental issues either, he's a real piece of work for sure. I read that his brother has a political movement going - to oust him. Says Rafael has betrayed the Citizens Revolution. Correa is a communist, his ties to FARC have been known for years by the Colombians & of course his constant sucking up to Chavez. The arrest of Pepe Acacho & the other leaders another example. The Chevron plan to not pay for cleanup is an outrage.

[Nate8247]

Money and profit are not the reason we live. If we forget this we will not survive much longer on this planet.

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