Tell Chevron to Clean Up Its Mess in the Amazon
- signatures:
- deadline: January 20, 2011
- signature goal: 30,000
- Target: Chevron CEO John Watson
- Sponsored by: Rainforest Action Network
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Over the course of 26 years of oil drilling in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, U.S. oil giant Chevron deliberately dumped more than 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater into the rainforest, leaving local people suffering a wave of cancers, miscarriages and birth defects. In spite of the tremendous suffering caused by this toxic pollution, Chevron has refused to clean up the catastrophe.
Within the next year, the outcome of a court case sixteen years in the making will be determined by a court in Ecuador. Chevron has stated that even if it is found guilty in court the company simply won't pay to clean up the site or provide health care, potable water and compensation to affected communities. Chevron needs to take responsibility. But the company won't unless it feels pressure from its American customers and the general public.
Send a letter to CEO John Watson and tell him he needs to clean up the toxic legacy in Ecuador. And tell him that Chevron must adopt sound human rights policies so that what is happening to the people of Ecuador and the rainforest never happens anywhere else.
As the new CEO of Chevron, climate change and the environmental and human rights impacts of Chevron's operations are the two issues that will define your tenure at the helm of one of the world's largest oil companies. Chevron has fallen behind other businesses and many political leaders already taking a leadership position on climate change. Furthermore, your company is drawing increasing criticism for failing to rectify its massive human rights and environmental disaster in Ecuador. Taking the following steps will demonstrate a true commitment to environmental responsibility and respect for human rights which will only strengthen your company's future.
We the undersigned call on Chevron CEO John Watson to:
Clean up Chevron's toxic legacy in Ecuador, compensate affected communities for health and environmental impacts, and provide affected people real access to health care and potable water.
Develop a global environment and human rights policy that will prevent similar tragedies in the future.
Adopt aggressive strategies to provide clean energy to a carbon-constrained world.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
30 July 2012 - Success!
Chevron Ordered to Pay $19 Billion in Environmental Damage
Chevron has been ordered by an Ecuadorian court to pay more than $19 billion in environmental damages, $1 billion more than originally decided, after an Ecuadorian court adjusted the amount on appeal.
Over the course of 26 years of oil drilling in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, U.S. oil giant Chevron deliberately dumped more than 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater into the rainforest. The contamination devastated the homes of some 30,000 indigenous people and large areas of the rainforest, leaving local people suffering a wave of cancers, miscarriages and birth defects. Read more >>
Thank you for making this success possible!
30 July 2012 - Success!
Chevron Ordered to Pay $19 Billion in Environmental Damage
Chevron has been ordered by an Ecuadorian court to pay more than $19 billion in environmental damages, $1 billion more than originally decided, after an Ecuadorian court adjusted the amount on appeal.
Over the course of 26 years of oil drilling in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, U.S. oil giant Chevron deliberately dumped more than 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater into the rainforest. The contamination devastated the homes of some 30,000 indigenous people and large areas of the rainforest, leaving local people suffering a wave of cancers, miscarriages and birth defects. Read more >>
Thank you for making this success possible!
30 July 2012 - Success!
Chevron Ordered to Pay $19 Billion in Environmental Damage
Chevron has been ordered by an Ecuadorian court to pay more than $19 billion in environmental damages, $1 billion more than originally decided, after an Ecuadorian court adjusted the amount on appeal.
Over the course of 26 years of oil drilling in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, U.S. oil giant Chevron deliberately dumped more than 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater into the rainforest. The contamination devastated the homes of some 30,000 indigenous people and large areas of the rainforest, leaving local people suffering a wave of cancers, miscarriages and birth defects. Read more >>
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