Mike Gaworecki of Rainforest Action Network tells BB: An Ecuadorian court just found Chevron guilty of polluting the Amazon with over 18 billion gallons of toxic oil waste. Chevron has been ordered to pay $8 billion to clean up its oil contamination and restore human rights for the 30,000 affected peoples. This is an unprecedented moment for corporate accountability. Here's the joint statement by Rainforest Action Network and Amazon Watch. Here's the LA Times/Reuters piece. Here's a blog post that I've just put up on RAN's Understory blog.
rest at http://www.boingboing.net/2011/02/15/ecuador-court-rules.html
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