It was only last week that lawyers for Steven Donziger as well as the
Ecuadorian victims of Chevron's pollution in the rainforest—sued alongside their longtime
legal advocate—filed their final reply briefs in the oil giant's
retaliatory RICO case. Judge Lewis Kaplan is expecting to deliver a ruling in the coming weeks or months.
But long expecting...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Since When Did Lobbying and PR Become Extortion?
Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Today, Politico Magazine published a powerful op-ed from Karen Hinton, who has long served as a tenacious spokesperson and advocate for the Ecuadorian communities fighting to hold Chevron accountable for its abuses in the Amazon. It's aimed at an audience of people, who like herself, advocate for the interests of others. In it, she asks whether some...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Biting Satire Video from Pulitzer-winning Animator Blasts Chevron over Retaliation Tactics
Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2014
According to a press release from Amazon Watch, long-time staunch allies of the Ecuadorian communities demanding justice from Chevron:
Today Amazon Watch released an edgy satire created by Pulitzer-winning animator Mark Fiore
blasting Chevron's unprecedented tactics to avoid responsibility for
its admitted acts of environmental destruction in the...
Monday, January 20, 2014
HuffPost: New Christie Attack Dog Attorney Randy Mastro No Friend to Ecuador's Indigenous Peoples
Posted on Monday, January 20, 2014
New York City-based writer Nikolas Kozloff has written a powerful indictment of the lawyer that embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has hired to help him handle a scandal that threatens to engulf the Governor's administration and destroy any chance he may have at a White House run.
Governor Christie has hired none other than Gibson Dunn's...
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Desperation: Chevron CEO Asked Venezuela President for Help On Ecuador
Posted on Thursday, January 09, 2014
In 2014, Watson Faces Host of Challenges As Company Tries to Evade Accountability for Toxic Dumping
With shareholder discontent over
its Ecuador liability on the rise yet again, Chevron CEO John Watson is facing
a new series of challenges in 2014 as the company continues its two-decade
campaign to evade accountability for the toxic contamination...
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