News and Multimedia from 2009
Amazonian Leaders from Ecuador Arriving for Showdown with Chevron at Annual General Meeting
With Record Court Judgment Looming, Goldman Prize Winner and Cofán Indigenous Leader to Confront Chevron CEO
22 May 2009 | Amazon Watch
Representatives of indigenous and farming communities from Ecuador’s Amazon will be present at Chevron's Annual General Meeting to bring their 15 year battle for justice to the oil giant's doorstep. They will address CEO David O’Reilly before shareholders. There will be an accompanying protest by a large coalition of human rights and environmental organizations outside the building. More »
Chevron Management Dealt Major Blow with CalPERS Announcement on Ecuador
California Pension Fund Voting for Resolution Stemming from Chevron’s $27 Billion Ecuador Liability in Rainforest
21 May 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
San Francisco, CA (May 21, 2009) – Chevron is facing a shareholder rebuke at its annual meeting next week over the company's $27 billion Ecuador liability with the announcement that the nation's largest public pension fund in California is defying the recommendation of company management and voting for a resolution on the issue. More »
Chevron Board Member Armacost Tied to Conflict of Interest Over Cancer Study in Ecuador’s Amazon
Disclosure Follows Investigation by New York Attorney General into Shareholder Complaints
19 May 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, New York (May 19, 2009) – A highly-criticized study financed by Chevron to “prove” that the dumping of billions of gallons of toxic waste into Ecuador’s rainforest did not cause cancer failed to disclose that the study was conducted by a company tied to a member of Chevron’s Board of Directors, say representatives of the Amazon Defense Coalition. More »
Chevron Liability in Ecuador Pollution Case Approaches $27 Billion
Court Judgment Expected this Year
18 May 2009 | Trillium Asset Management
Five years ago, I had the privilege of getting a firsthand look at the evidence in one of the most important lawsuits being heard anywhere in the world. The exhibits are a number of oily pits and ponds scattered throughout the state of Sucumbios, Ecuador, right in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. More »
In Ecuador, Resentment of an Oil Company Oozes
15 May 2009 | The New York Times
Mention to Anita Ruíz the name of the giant oil company Chevron, and she trembles with rage. At her wooden hut here in the Amazon forest, where oil-project flares illuminate the night sky, she points to a portrait of her youngest son, who died seven years ago of leukemia at age 16. More »
Chevron Trying to “Greenwash” Polluter Image in Washington Conference on Clean Technology
Oil Company Scrambling after Media Coverage Exposes Environmental Damage Left Behind in Ecuador
14 May 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2009) – Chevron today is taking part in a “Green Technology” roundtable in an apparent attempt to deflect some of the harm caused by its increasingly high profile as a corporate polluter in Ecuador, where it faces a potential $27 billion clean-up tab for dumping billions of gallons of toxic waste into the Amazon, campaigners who monitor the company said today. More »
When Chevron Hires Ex-Reporter to Investigate Pollution, Chevron Looks Good
10 May 2009 | The New York Times
What did Chevron do when it learned that "60 Minutes" was preparing a potentially damaging report about oil company contamination of the Amazon rain forest in Ecuador? It hired a former journalist to produce a mirror image of the report, from the corporation's point of view. More »
Chevron Must Clarify Risk in Ecuador Suit, Cuomo Says
6 May 2009 | Bloomberg
Chevron Corp. may have misled shareholders about the risk it faces in a potential $27 billion lawsuit alleging it caused “massive” oil pollution in Ecuador, New York’s attorney general said in a letter to the company. More »
Chevron Lying About Toxins In Mr. Salinas’ Water Well, Evidence Shows
Elderly Man In Ecuador's Rainforest Becomes Target of Global Internet Attacks Fostered by Oil Giant
08 May 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Lago Agrio, Ecuador (May 8, 2009) – Yes, the scientific evidence at trial in Ecuador proves that the freshwater well at the house of Manuel Salinas in Ecuador’s Amazon – featured on 60 Minutes on Sunday – is contaminated with toxic carcinogens. Sorry, Chevron, but Mr. Salinas knows more than you do about his own well. More »
N.Y. Asks Chevron To Explain Pollution Case
7 May 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sent Chevron Corp. a letter this week questioning whether the oil company has adequately warned shareholders about the risks it faces in a landmark pollution lawsuit in Ecuador. More »
