Shocking Video of Chevron's Crimes in Ecuador

You must see this video -at The Chevron Pit- to understand exactly what Chevron did in Ecuador and the consequences of its actions on the Ecuadorian people who live where the company explored for oil. It is shocking and unbelievable Chevron thought it could get away with these environmental crimes.

CRUDE premieres in Britain

Joe Berlinger’s CRUDE has gotten great reviews in the US and now it made its way across the ocean to Britain. It’s time to show the rest of the world the environmental mess Texaco left behind in the Ecuadorian rainforest. The indigenous people deserve to be heard and we need to make sure Chevron is held responsible!

Here’s the link for Sunday edition of The Independent that talks about CRUDE:

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/who-will-pay-for-amazons-chernobyl-1863284.html

Avatar

I saw the multimillion dollar James Cameron’s blockbuster “Avatar” the other day. It’s a truly captivating story about an innocent humanoid Na'vi tribe being attacked by humans who are after some precious resource. The indigenous Na’vi people are blue and might look like aliens but the story seems very real. Raiding a foreign nation, killing its people just to exploit their land… sounds a lot like Chevron in Ecuador, doesn’t it?

Texaco came to Ecuador and pretended to be everyone’s friend. The company got the oil it wanted but it also contaminated the land and water and destroyed the lives of unsuspecting Ecuadorians.

I wish that story had a good ending! If only Chevron finally understood avoiding responsibility and refusing to bring any relief to the Ecuadorians is simply WRONG!

Here’s an interesting article comparing Na’vi’s struggle to what many small nations are going through while fighting against the big oil:

http://news.mongabay.com/2009/1222-hance_avatar.html