News and Multimedia from 2005
Oil and Cancer in Ecuador
Ecuadoran Villagers Believe High Rates of Cancer Are Tied to Petroleum Pollution, A Contention that Chevron Disputes
11 December 2005 | San Francisco Chronicle
The story goes back to 1967, when Texaco, a U.S. oil company that now is part of Chevron, discovered oil in northeastern Ecuador. Between 1971 and 1992 Texaco, in partnership with state-owned PetroEcuador, extracted more than 1.5 billion barrels of oil from this area. More »
United Nations Demands Ecuador Protect Leaders of Lawsuit Against Chevron
Human Rights Official Calls for Rule of Law and Details of Police Probe
8 December 2005 | Amazon Watch
The United Nations has called on the Ecuadorian government to guarantee the safety of lawyers and leaders of a landmark environmental lawsuit against Chevron, following a series of threats and acts of harassment in recent weeks. More »
UN Demands Harassment Explanation from Ecuador
Defense Minister Cancels Appearance before Legislators
7 December 2005 | Amazon Defense Coalition
The United Nations Secretary General's Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders has sent a letter to Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting details of the investigation into the death threats and kidnap attempts against lawyers and leaders of a landmark environmental lawsuit against Chevron. More »
Chevron Shareholders Increase Pressure Over Oil Contamination In Ecuador Rainforest
Three Resolutions Filed For 2006 Shareholder Meeting Highlighting Chevron's "Rainforest Chernobyl"
5 December 2005 | Amazon Watch
Chevron's Ecuador environmental disaster, considered by experts to be the worst oil-related ecological problem on the planet and currently the subject of a high-stakes law suit estimated to cost the company upwards of $6 billion, will be high on the agenda of the company's 2006 annual shareholder meeting with the filing of three new resolutions asking Chevron's management to take various steps to protect human rights, the environment and shareholder interests. More »
Chevron Lobbying Interferes with Ecuador Lawsuit, Warn Rainforest Leaders
30 November 2005 | Amazon Watch
Amazon Watch is calling on Representative Bill Thomas (R-Calif.), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, to respond to a letter from Ecuadorian rainforest leaders urging Congress to resist Chevron's lobbying to kill a $6 billion environmental lawsuit. More »
Chevron Shareholders Submit Resolution Addressing Ecuadorian Contamination Controversy
30 November 2005 | Trillium Asset Management & Amnesty International
For the third year in a row, Chevron Corporation shareholders have submitted a resolution on Texaco's toxic legacy in Ecuador. This year, the resolution calls on the company to report the total costs relating in any way to the health and environmental consequences of hydrocarbon exposures and Chevron's remediation of Texaco drilling sites in Ecuador. More »
Plaintiffs Blast Chevron Lobbying
28 November 2005 | Roll Call
A group of plaintiffs who are suing Chevron Corp. in an Ecuadorean court have taken their cause to Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas (R-Calif.). More »
Amazon Defense Coalition Letter to Members of U.S. Congress
22 November 2005
This letter to the members of the House Ways & Means Committee and other members of the House of Representatives expresses concern over Chevron's improper lobbying efforts with regard to the Andean Free Trade Agreement, and urges the House to reject Chevron's attempt to force Ecuador's hand through U.S. pressure. More »
Rainforest Indians Gain Key Support After Threats and Robbery
Eleven Human Rights Groups Call On Ecuador President Alfredo Palacio To Protect Integrity of Case
Chevron CEO O’Reilly Still Silent
21 November 2005 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Eleven prominent Ecuadorian human rights organizations are calling on Ecuador President Alfredo Palacio to defend the integrity of the historic environmental lawsuit against Chevron in that country's rainforest after a series of threats and an attempted kidnapping of the 9-year-old daughter of one of the leaders of affected communities. More »
Head of Texaco in Ecuador Avoids Public Debate about Famous Legal Case
Rodrigo Pérez Pallares Behaves Like an Ostrich
18 November 2005 | Amazon Defense Coalition
The head of the transnational, Texaco, in Ecuador, continues avoiding public debates about the historic Texaco case. This week, at Quito's University of San Francisco, Rodrigo Pérez Pallares, who had been invited to come and talk by a group of students, cancelled his presentation at the last minute, offering a strange explanation. More »