The pollution of the Ecuadorian Amazon is not a new story, but a desperately tragic one, with whole communitys lands and water sources poisoned, leading to generations of birth defects and illness (particularly cancer). For a decent summary of the saga, see here: chevrontoxico/about/historic-trial/chevron-vs-petroecuadors-responsibility Now indigenous and farmer communities are taking their fight to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The lawsuit filed with the ICC alleges that through systemic harm inflicted over decades, Chevron’s actions have effectively wiped out two ethnic groups completely. To support the Ecuadorian tribes, sign the SumOfUs petition: action.sumofus.org/a/chevron-toxico
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:57:00 +0000
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