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…
Top Five Ways to Protect Rainforests in 2011
This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post. Many of us live thousands of miles away from Brazil, Indonesia and the Congo Basin, where the last stands of tropical rainforests…
Texas Fights to Stay a Dirty Energy State
“The corporations don’t have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.” -Jim Hightower I can’t say enough about the fact that my home state of Texas is becoming…
RBC Takes Step Away From Tar Sands
It took nearly two years, but today Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) finally adopted environmental and social standards on its financing in the tar sands. Great! So what does that…
More Lies on Midwestern Tar Sands Pipeline
With approval of his $7 billion KeystoneXL pipeline uncertain, TransCanada CEO Russ Girling is now saying the project has nothing to do with Canada’s tar sands. But that’s not the…
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…
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…
This New Spoof Chevron Video Is Funny Because, Sadly, It’s All Too True
The hits just keep on coming! This new spoof Chevron TV ad is absolutely hilarious. It’s too bad our contest is over, because this new video, created by Trouble and…
Deep in the Heart of Dirty Energy and False Solutions
I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes. -Kinky Friedman They say everything is bigger in Texas. And in the…