Closing Chicago’s Toxic Cloud Factories

Posted July 9, 2014 in The Understory

Last month I was in Chicago to attend the U.S. Climate Action Network’s national meeting. The keynote speaker was Gina McCarthy, head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Her speech focused…

Chevron Was Found Guilty Because Chevron Is Guilty

Posted February 15, 2011 in The Understory

Chevron is guilty of dumping a massive amount of oil pollution in the Ecuadorean Amazon, and, as you may have heard, a judge has ordered the company to pay $8…

Forget the Black Gold, Just Clean Water Please

Posted October 5, 2009 in The Understory

I’m sitting opposite the ‘Hotel Black Gold’ as the sun goes down over Lago Agrio and the streets start to hum with evening traffic, people returning home from work and…