(Cross-posted from Amazon Watch's "Clean Up Ecuador" campaign website, www.chevrontoxico.com)ChevronToxico | Letter from Atossa Soltani to New Chevron CEO, John WatsonOn January 1st, John Watson will become the new Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation. Within the first few months of his tenure, a judgment is expected on a monumental environmental...
Monday, December 21, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Chevron's Blogger Propagandists: Accuse First, Ask (No) Questions Later
Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009
(Originally posted by Amazon Watch over at www.chevroninecuador.com)Chevron's Blogger Propagandists: Accuse First, Ask (No) Questions Later We've written before about the motley crew of bloggers who fervently defend Chevron in its ongoing effort to run from a multibillion dollar liability for environmental disaster in Ecuador. Chevron is certainly...
Twenty-Six Members of Congress Ask USTR to Reject Chevron Interference in Landmark Ecuador Legal Case
Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009
House Members Express "Concern" About Oil Giant's Effort to Use Trade Policy to Deny Due Process in Environmental Lawsuit WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chevron has been dealt a major setback in the Congress as more than two dozen representatives, led by Rep. Linda Sanchez and including powerful senior members, have signed a letter urging that the...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Wood’s Private Life Questioned, But His Public Choices Raise Real Questions
Posted on Wednesday, December 02, 2009
For the first time in Tiger Woods' career his private life is being closely scrutinized and his unwillingness to discuss what happened in his home criticized. Much ink has been used to debate what impact this scandal is having on his corporate partners, specifically Chevron, who entered into a five-year contract with the Tiger Woods' Foundation last...
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Chevron’s Lobbying Effort Blasted in Politico Monday
Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29560.html Chevron's lobby campaign backfiresBy: Kenneth P. Vogel November 16, 2009 04:58 AM ESTFacing the possibility of a $27 billion pollution judgment against it in an Ecuadorean court, Chevron launched an aggressive lobbying and public relations campaign to try to prevent the judgment as well as...
Friday, October 30, 2009
Chevron’s Ready-Made Scandal Continues to Fall Apart
Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009
New post from Paul over at ChevroninEcuador.com:Chevron's Ready-Made Scandal Continues to Fall Apart A new Associated Press investigation revealed that the purported environmental remediation specialist, Wayne Douglas Hansen, who secretly filmed meetings meant to catch Ecuadorian officials in acts of corruption has never owned a remediation...
Chevron’s “Good Samaritan” is a Drug Trafficker and a liar…
Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009
An article in the New York Times today outlines the latest findings about the American, Wayne Hansen, who supposedly owned a remediation company, and who Chevron claimed made secret videotapes to expose "corruption" out of the goodness of his heart. Well, turns out that almost everything the guy said about who he was and who Chevron claimed he was...
Monday, October 26, 2009
Chevron Sullying Reputation of American Corporations Abroad; Garrigo Sullying Chevron’s Reputation at Home
Posted on Monday, October 26, 2009
Chevron's spokeswoman and resident "Misrepresenter in Chief" Silvia Garrigo was at it again during an interview with CNN's Rick Sanchez on Oct. 22. Garrigo, who professes to love the environment, last made headlines with her abysmal performance on CBS News' 60 minutes, where she dismissed health concerns in Ecuador's Amazon by comparing cancer-causing...
Friday, October 23, 2009
Chevron hit hard today by movie review in Washington Post
Posted on Friday, October 23, 2009
Interesting review of the movie "Crude" in today's Washington Post – the article really breaks down the way Chevron has handled the lawsuit to date. Take a look below or at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/22/AR2009102201443_pf.html Not simply an underdog's tale By John AndersonFriday, October 23, 2009 Had Michael...
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Chevron has problems all around the world…
Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009
This press release from FACES, a group which tracks environmental justice issues in the Philippines and the United States: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 22, 20093:30 PMCONTACT: Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solidarity (FACES)Aileen Suzara, FACES510-409-8627, info@facessolidarity.orgUS State Department Gets It Wrong on Chevron's Operations...
Monday, October 19, 2009
Today’s Bribery Tale Very Different from the One Chevron Told Seven Weeks Ago…
Posted on Monday, October 19, 2009
The tale that Chevron told about how two men secretly recorded a bribery scheme in Ecuador is a very different tale today from the one Chevron unveiled seven weeks ago on YouTube and through the news media. Chevron's attempt to use the bribery scheme to derail a potential $27 billion lawsuit for oil contamination in the Ecuadorian rainforest could...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Chevron: Don’t believe your eyes…believe our lies!
Posted on Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Chevron's bloggers, who continue to deny the truth about the company's involvement in oil contamination in Ecuador, are upset with a New York Times photo of a waste pit in Ecuador that ran last Saturday.Chevron apologists such as Carter Wood – who blogs for the National Association of Manufacturers, which counts Chevron as a major donor – have said...
Friday, October 9, 2009
Kennedy: "Exxon Valdez was an accident…What happened here in Ecuador was done on purpose."
Posted on Friday, October 09, 2009
Kerry Kennedy – daughter of Robert F. Kennedy – toured the contamination and pollution Chevron left behind in Ecuador this week. From the AP:RFK's daughter backs Ecuadoreans in Chevron suit (AP) – 5 hours agoQUITO, Ecuador — Robert F. Kennedy's daughter sided with Ecuadorean Indians and farmers in their $27 billion environmental lawsuit against...
Thursday, October 8, 2009
If you can’t earn a good reputation, you can always buy one…
Posted on Thursday, October 08, 2009
It appears that corporate excellence isn't what you do anymore, but how much you're willing to pay. With a potential $27 billion judgment looming in Ecuador over oil contamination, Chevron has been working hard to hide its toxic legacy and promote itself as a corporation with a reputation worthy of honor.But, instead of working to actually improve...
Monday, October 5, 2009
LA Times Editorial Blasts Chevron
Posted on Monday, October 05, 2009
Last Friday an editorial blasted Chevron's newest tricky legal maneuver: an attempt to freeze out the rights of more than 30,000 indigenous people by moving the trial (that they asked for!) into a secret international arbitration. The editorial clearly lays out what Chevron is attempting – read on:latimes.comEditorialChevron's shifty shifting of venueThe...
Friday, September 25, 2009
AS FUNNY AS CANCER
Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009
Chevron has never appeared to take seriously its potential liability for the 18 billion gallons of contamination intentionally dumped in the Amazon rainforest. The oil company continually dismisses the overwhelming evidence that shows ChevronTexaco is responsible for destroying the health and way of life of the indigenous groups and farmer communities...
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Chevron attempting to pass the buck to Ecuador?
Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009
The Wall Street Journal published an article today (both in their print edition and online) looking at Chevron's latest maneuver to try to pass any liability stemming from the landmark environmental lawsuit against the company over to the government of Ecuador. This article appeared in print (below) but oddly, appeared originally as a different, longer...
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