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Chevron Sues Over 'Crude'
A documentary's unused footage, akin to reporters' notes, should be protected
20 May 2010 | Los Angeles Times
Journalism that serves society does not always spring from objectivity, nor is it always written from a distance. When Upton Sinclair exposed the conditions of Chicago's meat industry, he did so on assignment from a socialist newspaper. He went to work in grim stockyards and returned with "The Jungle." The result was a revolution in food safety and the founding of the Food and Drug Administration. More »
Critics' Annual Report Blasts Chevron
19 May 2010 | San Francisco Chronicle
The corporate annual report - that glossy, seldom-read staple of the business world - usually features upbeat words and images showcasing a company's stellar year. The "True Cost of Chevron" alternative annual report, in contrast, features a cover photo of an oil spill. More »
Chevron's "Crude" Attempt to Suppress Free Speech
14 May 2010 | Huffington Post
Even as headlines and broadcast news are dominated by BP's fire-ravaged, sunken offshore rig and the ruptured well gushing a reported 210,000 gallons of oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico, there's another important story involving Big Oil and pollution – one that shatters not only the environment but the essential First Amendment right of journalists to tell truth and shame the devil. More »
NYC Judge Allows Chevron Arbitration to Proceed
12 March 2010 | Associated Press
A judge ruled Thursday that Chevron can proceed with an international arbitration claim against Ecuador related to a 17-year-old court battle over rain forest contamination in that South American nation. More »
Chevron, Plaintiffs Seek Gains as Verdict Nears
02 March 2010 | San Francisco Chronicle
As a verdict nears in the long-running environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador, both sides are ratcheting up the pressure. This morning, a man who says oil field contamination in Ecuador's rain forest killed two of his children will try to meet with Chevron's new chief executive officer, John Watson. More »
Ecuador Class Action Plaintiffs Strike Back at Chevron's Cynical Game of Musical Jurisdictions
18 January 2010 | International Business Law Advisor
The seventeen-year war between Ecuador’s 30,000 class plaintiffs against oil giant Chevron continues its global odyssey, as the oil giant pulls out every trick in the book to avoid an impending $27 Billion judgment against it in Ecuador for contaminating an immense portion of rainforest and devastating the local population. More »
Chevron Plaintiffs Ask U.S. Court for Action
15 January 2010 | The Wall Street Journal
Plaintiffs suing Chevron Corp. for $27 billion in alleged environmental damages in Ecuador are asking a U.S. court to halt the company's bid to bring the case to international arbitration. More »
Activists Ousted from Expo for Chevron-Sponsored Marathon
15 January 2010 | Associated Press
The environmental group Amazon Watch is welcoming new Chevron Chairman and CEO John Watson to his new post with a video and petition campaign urging him to clean up massive oil pollution in Ecuador. More »
Video Urges Chevron to Clean Up Oil Pollution
14 January 2010 | Sphere
The environmental group Amazon Watch is welcoming new Chevron Chairman and CEO John Watson to his new post with a video and petition campaign urging him to clean up massive oil pollution in Ecuador. More »
Message from Ecuador to Chevron CEO John Watson
12 January 2010
A heartfelt message from the Amazon rainforest communities in Ecuador to new Chevron CEO John Watson: "We don't want to continue dying of cancer." This video message appeals for Chevron to clean up its massive contamination of the Ecuadorian Amazon that has devastated the environment and continues to cause widespread cancer, birth defects, and other ailments. More »