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bloomington-lib Donating Member (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 06:09 PM
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Ecuadorians Sue Chevron For Dumping Oil (VIDEO)
Edited on Mon May-25-09 06:25 PM by bloomington-lib
Source: HuffingtonPost

Texaco -- now owned by Chevron -- made trouble in Ecuador for oil drilling practices that have endangered the homes and water supply of people living there:

Generally two or three pits were carved out near the well site. Trouble is, when Texaco finished its drilling, the waste pits were abandoned by the hundreds and for decades.

Now, the Ecuadorian people and Chevron are in a heated legal battle over $27 billion.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/05/ecuadorians-sue-chevron-f_n_196157.html


There's a good 13+ minute video at the link. Largest environmental lawsuit in history.
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pleah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 06:15 PM
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1. K&R I'm root'n for the little guys.
Oil barons have no soul. If there is such a thing.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 06:49 PM
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2. PLEASE SUPPORT ECUADOR AGAINST THE VAMPIRES!
Edited on Mon May-25-09 06:58 PM by EFerrari
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boilinmad Donating Member (243 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 07:55 PM
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3. 27 billion?...
...whats that, a couple of months of profits for this demonic company?
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 08:45 PM
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4. I'm always amazed when these companines act so shocked when they get sued.
"What the?!!? Seriously! What a few hundred/thousand pits filled with crude oil and various other waste? You get used to the smell. You get used to the taste of your drinking water. It's not like BTEX are harmful."

These oil companies get sued for far less here at home. This is pure abuse on their part.
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AlphaCentauri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 10:12 PM
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5. Kick, I can't recommended again
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 01:46 AM
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6. Kick
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