ChevronTexaco: Ecuador's Black Plague

Chevron operated an oil concession in Ecuador's rainforest from 1964 to 1992. The company admits during this time that it dumped 18 billion gallons of toxic waste in an area that was home to six indigenous nationalities -- one of which is now extinct. For the last four decades, Chevron has treated Ecuador as an image problem to be managed rather than a humanitarian crisis that compels a compassionate and real solution. When one connects Chevron's dots in Ecuador, what emerges is a coordinated series of frauds marked by misinformation designed to deceive courts, the public, shareholders, and the financial markets. The purpose of this scheme is to avoid paying the cost of a real cleanup, and it matters not that vulnerable rainforest peoples -- among them thousands of children -- have died or suffer grievously as a result.

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[misayo85]

This is horrible. I cannot believe that these corperate ass holes can be so heartless. People are dying! Just because they are brown people they don't matter to these greedy bastards

[mattberger420]

I cant Believe this is happening, not only in ecuador, but all over the world. This is a horrific atrocity and I firmly believe that the astonishingly, SUPER-wealthy corporations should be forced to spend a great dividend of their mass profits(THAT COME FROM ALL OF US) on environmental and sustainability projects from now on. Humans as a species have become too massive of an entity to not take into account our often devastating tole on the planet. Rise up Earth, we really dont have all that long

[ArgotMay]

Tweet folks! It makes a lot of difference to get the world out!

[baalyezidi]

if you guys are more interested in this stuff u can find CRUDE" a try its a docu about the same thing with a bit more detail... plus "LOOSE CHANGE AN AMERICAN COUP.. that is free to download...

[techdude1876]

F*CK GAS COMPANYS THEY DESTROY EVERYTHING, BUT MONEY.

[sudamericuencano]

mostly of the americans are really nice with the foreing people, but honestly i think that the american culture has been betrayed by the goverment. They always hide the real secret of their economical develop......in fact the people in america is good but u goverment just has created a hatred feeling against all the americans, and i know is unfair but that is the only way, in which the usa goverment to keep the USA economy high, please people open your eyes LOVE AND PEACE

[SmellyBananna]

That is not right, Texaco should clean up and pay up for all those poor people. Thay are heartless monsters for killing all those inesant people.

[4humanewildlife]

Those who profit should pay for the damages they create in the pursuit of those profits.

[fragolegirl2002]

this is horrible, big time.