News and Multimedia from 2009
Free Speech Radio News previews CRUDE
9 September 2009 | Free Speech Radio News
FSRN spoke with Mitch Anderson, the lead campaigner for Amazon Watch's Ecuador project. More »
Ecuador Seeks Legal Action Against Chevron
9 Semptember 2009 | Dow Jones
Ecuador's attorney general wants legal action in the U.S. against Chevron Corp. after the company released videos that it says showed undue influence on a court case involving Chevron. More »
LA Times Editorial Calls For Investigation Into Chevron’s Release Of Its “Sting” Videotapes
September 7 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
In an editorial this Saturday, the Los Angeles Times called for an investigation into Chevron’s production and release of its "sting" videotapes that seek to derail a $27 billion lawsuit brought against the company for oil contamination in the Ecuadorian rainforest. More »
Chevron's Legal Fireworks
Seeking to change its fortunes in a Ecuador case it's expected to lose, the oil giant releases an explosive video.
5 September 2009 | Los Angeles Times
Only weeks ago, the 16-year legal battle between Chevron Corp. and thousands of indigenous people in Ecuador's Amazon seemed as if it were coming to a close. After years of delay, all that remained was for the judge -- there are no jury trials in Ecuador -- to deliver a verdict on whether the oil company is responsible for wide-scale contamination. But Chevron, which is widely expected to lose and could be assessed a staggering $27 billion in damages, is not going down without some legal pyrotechnics. More »
Statement from Amazon Defense Coalition Regarding Judge Recusal
From Steven Donziger on behalf of the Amazon communities
4 September 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Statement of Amazon Defense Coalition on the recusal of Judge Nuñez in order for legal proceedings to continue uninterrupted in the $27 billion lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador More »
Major Flaws Emerge In Chevron Bribery Story
New Scrutiny of Chevron's Own Conduct In Possible "Dirty Tricks" Operation. Oil Giant Hiding Witnesses; DOJ Pressed to Investigate Role of Chevron Legal Team;
Company Refusing to Turn Over Evidence
3 September 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Significant flaws are emerging in Chevron's version of events surrounding a purported Ecuador bribery scandal where company officials are trying to taint a long-running trial involving a potential $27 billion liability, representatives of the Amazon indigenous communities said today. More »
Ecuador vs. Chevron: Evidence of a Fix, or Video Entrapment?
3 September 2009 | TIME Magazine
The videos, recorded in June, show Judge Juan Nuñez in meetings with two men, an American and an Ecuadorian, who are allegedly soliciting cleanup deals. Nuñez appears to be merely explaining to them the judicial process involved in the Chevron suit. More »
Chevron Accused of Nixon-Style Dirty Tricks Operation In Ecuador
Chevron’s Video Transcripts Raise Questions About Oil Giant’s Misconduct to Delay $27 billion Environmental Trial In Ecuador. Department of Justice Asked to Focus on Chevron
1 September 2009 | Amazon Defense Coalition
In a maneuver reminiscent of Richard Nixon’s infamous “dirty tricks” operations, Chevron has posted a series of grainy videos on YouTube in an attempt to corrupt the trial proceedings where the company faces a $27 billion liability for environmental damage, representatives of the indigenous communities in Ecuador charged Tuesday. More »
Chevron, Ecuador and a Clash of Cultures
Intertwined with the lawsuit are the indignities suffered by Ecuador's native peoples
29 August 2009 | Los Angeles Times
The facts of Aguinda vs. Texaco Inc. haven't changed since the lawsuit was first filed in 1993, but the world has. After 16 years of litigation in the United States and Ecuador, the lawsuit against Chevron Corp. has become a cause celebre among human rights activists and environmentalists. More »
Oil, Ecuador and Its People
Today, a swath of the Ecuadorean Amazon remains contaminated beyond imagining. Neither side disputes the devastation, only who should pay for it. Chevron says it is the state oil company's responsibility
28 August 2009 | Los Angeles Times
Today, a swath of the Ecuadorean Amazon remains contaminated beyond imagining. Neither side disputes the devastation, only who should pay for it. Chevron says it is the state oil company's responsibility. More »
