News and Multimedia from 2009
Chevron Spokesman James Craig Blasted by Rainforest Leaders for Meddling In Historic Environmental Trial
Complaints to Be Filed In Ecuador and United States
9 March 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Amazonian leaders today blasted James Craig, an American public relations official with Chevron affiliated with the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, for undermining a long-running environmental trial in Ecuador where the oil giant faces a $27 billion liability for dumping toxic waste into the rainforest. More »
Chevron Abusing Courts to Delay Judgment in $27 Billion Environmental Suit, Amazon Leaders Say
20 February 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Trying to make good on its promise of a "lifetime of litigation" for indigenous groups in the Amazon, Chevron is using fraudulent tactics to delay an Ecuadorian trial court. More »
Chevron Misleads SEC Over Ecuador Lawsuit, Assert Rainforest Residents
Information in 10-Q Called "Dishonest" and "Misleading"
17 February 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Chevron is deceiving shareholders and the financial markets by filing misleading information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to downplay its $27 billion potential liability in a environmental lawsuit in Ecuador, representatives for the plaintiffs in that case asserted today. More »
Chevron Blasted For Misconduct and Corruption in Ecuador Trial
Accused of Using Political Pressure and Junk Science to Evade Court Judgment Over "Amazon Chernobyl"
13 February 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Chevron's legal department was blasted today by the leaders of indigenous groups in the Amazon for engaging in misconduct in an effort to sabotage a lawsuit in Ecuador over environmental contamination where the company faces a potential $27 billion liability. More »
Questions Raised About Chevron's Political Position in Washington After $27 Billion Ecuador Disaster
Negative Publicity Casts Shadow over Oil Giant As It Tries To Explain Liability to Congress and Journalists
5 February 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Chevron's lobbying team is spreading inaccurate information in Congress to combat negative publicity about a $27 billion environmental liability in Ecuador. More »
New Evidence Shows Chevron Manipulated Lab Results in Landmark Environmental Trial
Chevron Faces $27 Billion Liability for Toxic Catastrophe in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest
4 February 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Scientists in the $27 billion class action lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador's Amazon have discovered that the company manipulated laboratory results to evade a judgment at trial. More »
Press Kit for Landmark Legal Case, Aguinda v. ChevronTexaco (2009)
February 2009 | Amazon Watch
This press kit provides background and updated information in the landmark legal case against Chevron by 30,000 rainforest residents entitled Aguinda v.
More »"Crude" Press Kit
Understanding the Lawsuit Behind the Film
Background Information on Aguinda v. ChevronTexaco
18 January 2009 | Amazon Watch
Download the electronic press kit for Joe Berlinger's "Crude," premiering today at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. More »
Chevron's Amazon Disaster Lands at Sundance
Joe Berlinger’s “Crude” Shows David v. Goliath Legal Battle to Hold Oil Giant Accountable for Destroying Rainforest
Trudie Styler and Sting Join Indigenous Leaders at Opening Jan. 18
15 January 2009 | Amazon Watch
A new documentary which portrays the epic 15-year legal battle between indigenous tribes and oil giant Chevron over massive oil contamination in Ecuador’s Amazon. More »
