Again Oil Giant Fails to Defend Misconduct in Ecuador CaseOnce again, Chevron's silence tells us more about the company's fraudulent misconduct in Ecuador than do its whitewashedpublic statements.After refusing to answer...
Yesterday a Miami Herald reporter asked James Craig, Chevron’s man in Ecuador, about reports that the oil giant has, in essence, offered a $1 billion bribe to Ecuador’s government to kill the $18 billion lawsuit brought by indigenous tribes.Instead of immediately denying the bribe, Craig demurred and changed the subject – a classic PR move when you...
Blog About Cozy Relationship Between Chevron and Government Appointee Creates Stir in EcuadorLooks like Chevron is trying to buy its way out of the $18 billion liability it faces in Ecuador. Mitch Anderson of Amazon Watch writes in Huffington Post about Chevron's latest scam to escape justice. Below is his blog, Crude Politics: Is Chevron Involved...
Yesterday we reported that a U.S. federal judge in Oregon sanctioned Chevron's law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher for harassment of a witness in its campaign to help Chevron evade an $18 billion judgment in Ecuador for...
In a surprising turn of events given the U.S. Embassy long and sordid history in Ecuador, our nation’s ambassador there has decided to support a joint effort by Ecuadorians and The Nature Conservancy to preserve the rainforest...
Banner Blares From Circling Airplane: Clean Up Toxic Mess In EcuadorTwo leading U.S.-based environmental groups are taking their fight over Chevron's oil catastrophe in Ecuador directly to CEO John S. Watson by sending an...