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Chevron's Amazon Abu Ghraib
By: amazonwatch
Posted: Apr 14 08
Witnessed: 1525 times
Regions: Équateur
Issues: Eau, Environnement, Peuples autochtones
The largest oil-related environmental disaster in the world - Chevron dumped over 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Now they are trying to hide their disaster and launching public relations campaigns about "human energy". The truth is Chevron's actions cause death, cancer, birth defects, miscarriages and the worst oil related destruction of the Amazon. They damage is estimate at up to $16 billion. Chevron can't hide its actions any longer and should pay up. Visit www.chevrontoxico.com for more information and to take action.
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