4-18-07 by Court The lawyer from Ecuador who is prosecuting Chevron for its crimes against the Amazon has written Arnold Schwarzenegger, asking the Gov to get tough with Chevron, which has kicked in more than…
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Humbled? Don’t take the money
By Simpson4-12-2007 It’s not just consumers who are outraged by Big Oil CEO compensation. Disgruntled BP shareholders said a planned payment of an estimated £72 million — $124.5 million — to outgoing chief executive John…
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Climate Change Deniers, Take This!
Goodbye, Colorado River, and Goodbye, Bangladesh Lowlands. The LA Times today predicts long-term drought in the Colorado River Basin, and the UN releases its "Policy Summary" with more grisly details on its 2007 climate change…
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Chevron’s ‘Jungle Law’
William Langewiesche, the lyricist of disaster, has the cover story of the May Vanity Fair with "Jungle Law," on Chevron’s trial in Ecuador. It’s a $6 billion tale of blood, oil and the persistence of Ecuadorean…
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Execs’ Feud Led to BP Blast
Tensions in the executive suite contributed to the disaster at BP’s Texas City refinery, according to an internal confidential report described in The Financial Times. British Press Association Reporter of the Year Sheila McNulty writes…
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Valdez’s Sister Still Afloat
Exxon still has not paid the $2.5 billion in punitive damages it owes 30,000 Alaskans from the Valdez spill. Exxpose Exxon has now uncovered that the world’s richest corporation is hardly showing remorse in its…
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Ecuador Vs. Chevron
The president of Ecuador says he will join with residents of the Amazon rain forest in holding Chevron accountable for dumping billions of gallons of oily waste in the jungle over three decades. A lawsuit…
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BP Safety Letters
Raw documents on deficient safety culture of BP