News and Multimedia from 2008
Oil and Justice in the Amazon
6 August 2008 | On Point - WBUR, NPR
In a town called Lago Agrio, "sour lake," deep in the oil-rich rain forest of Ecuador, what could be the biggest environmental lawsuit in history is being fought. More »
Chevron Accused of Misleading Investors over $16 Billion Litigation Risk on Eve of Earnings Report
Lawsuit’s Plaintiffs Claim Oil Giant Avoiding Full Disclosure
1 August 2008 | Amazon Defense Coalition
In advance of Chevron's quarterly earnings report, representatives of Amazon indigenous leaders are warning oil industry analysts and the public markets that Chevron’s management is downplaying the company’s $16 billion litigation risk in a historic environmental case in Ecuador. More »
Amazon Indians Accuse Chevron Lobbyists of Misleading Congress over $16 Billion Liability
Tribal Leaders Say Oil Giant Disrespects "Rule of Law," Plan Trip to Washington to Meet with Congress
31 July 2008 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Leaders from Ecuador's rainforest, suing Chevron over the "Amazon Chernobyl", are accusing the oil giant of misleading the Bush Administration and Congress to escape a potential $16 billion liability in an environmental lawsuit. More »
Chevron's $16 Billion Problem
Chevron hires lobbyists to squeeze Ecuador in toxic-dumping case. What an Obama win could mean.
26 July 2008 | Newsweek
This Newsweek article from July 2008 describes Chevron’s lobbying efforts in Washington to try to avoid facing justice in Ecuador. An unnamed Chevron lobbyist embodies the arrogant attitude that pervades the company, with the quote, "We can't let little countries screw around with big companies like this." More »
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Approves Resolution Condemning Chevron's Abuses Worldwide
Resolution Criticizes Chevron's Profiteering in Iraq, Nigeria Slayings and Ecuador Disaster
11 June 2008 | Amazon Watch
Citing transgressions including profiteering from the Iraq war, the dumping of 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater in an inhabited area of the Ecuadorian Amazon, and complicity in the slayings of peaceful protestors in Nigeria, the resolution was filed by Supervisors Tom Ammiano, Chris Daly, Ross Mirkarimi and Aaron Peskin. More »
San Francisco Board of Supervisors to Vote on Resolution Condemning Chevron's Abuses Worldwide
Resolution Criticizes Chevron's Profiteering in Iraq, Nigeria Slayings and Ecuador Disaster
3 June 2008 | Amazon Watch
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is to vote on a resolution condemning Chevron for its disturbing record of human rights abuses and environmental destruction around the world. More »
Chevron Around the World: Fact Sheet
June 2008
Information on Chevron's human rights and environmental record around the world, and in its own backyard at its Richmond, California refinery. Outlines the company's complicity in environmental contamination, murder and other human rights abuses. More »
Chevron Profits Shadowed by Human Rights Complaints
29 May 2008 | Reuters
Despite higher profits on record oil prices, the board of directors at Chevron Corp was lambasted at the company's annual meeting on Wednesday. Shareholders and activists urged company officials to take responsibility for the environmental and human costs of oil production. More »
"Systemic" Human Rights Abuses Dominate Chevron Annual General Meeting, Casting Shadow over CEO and Record Profits
Chevron's Victims from Burma, Ecuador and Nigeria Confront CEO David O’Reilly at Shareholder Meeting
28 May 2008 | Amazon Watch
In a dramatic face-to-face showdown at Chevron's annual general meeting, victims of the company's grave human rights abuses from three continents today told shareholders and senior executives that the oil major must live up to its corporate rhetoric on human rights and the environment. More »
Dozens Protest Oil Spills, Human Rights Violations Outside Chevron
28 May 2008 | Valley Times
As business leaders were gathered inside Chevron's corporate headquarters for the company's annual shareholders meeting today, dozens of activists outside the gates protested the company's alleged environmental and human rights abuses in Ecuador and other parts of the world. More »
