Chevron’s Dirty Tricks Guy in Ecuador On The Run from Questioning Over Efforts to Corrupt Pollution Trial
This post originally appeared on the Chevron in Ecuador blog. It appears that Chevron’s self-described “dirty tricks guy” in Ecuador, Diego Borja, who was recorded talking about his efforts to…
The Profits Over People Pattern
In what has become something of a pattern, the Obama administration recently took a bold new step to protect our planet at the same time that it was taking a…
Historic Moment in Chevron-Ecuador Case: Judge Closes Evidence Phase, Ponders Ruling
This post originally appeared on Amazon Watch’s Chevron In Ecuador blog. Friday, December 17th was a momentous day in the long struggle of the people of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest region…
Rainforest Action Network Victories: Top Ten of 2010
Making change in the world is hard work — some times decades-long hard work. But with the right combination of strategies, experience, tenacity, and allies, it is possible to achieve…
WikiLeaks: Chevron Negotiated Oil Project With Iran
Last I checked, Chevron was still a US company and hence subject to US laws. But surprise, surprise: Chevron has little regard for the law when there’s money to be…
Don’t Take Our Word For It: Chevron’s “We Agree” Campaign One of 2010’s Worst
Rather than take responsibility for its toxic mess in the Ecuadorean Amazon, Chevron launched a fancy new $90 million ad campaign to convince us all that the company really cares…
Oil Spills Are Just Business As Usual for Chevron
Oil is a dirty business. There’s just no way around it. Drilling for oil, transporting it across the globe, refining it into fuel – every step of the process is…
Designing For Good (Not Evil)
When talking about activism and social change, design is not always one of the first words that come to mind. But maybe it should be. It is critical that we…
And the winners are…
The votes have been counted and the winners of our Punk Chevron contest have been announced. Congratulations to Jamie Way, of Denver, CO for creating this 1st place design: Jamie…
Chevron And The Bittersweet California Election Results
November 3rd was a bittersweet day. The day after the midterm elections, we found out that Prop 23 — the so-called “Dirty Energy Proposition” that was funded by Texas oil…