Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit Influenced by Politics and Corruption

Today Chevron released damning video evidence of a $3 million bribery scheme involving the Ecuadorian judge and government officials.  Even as evidence is still being collected and the official ruling isn’t expected until later this year, the Ecuadorian judge goes as...

Green living-What do we consider a GREEN gas station

Yesterday, I pull into a gas station across the street from a Chevron station and notice the price per gallon is 30 cents less than Chevron. I noticed both stations had big gas tankers, the one at Chevron, of course, had the logo of Chevron. The truck at my station had no...

Chevron Gets No Love From Andy Rooney

Chevron’s Ecuador problem forces Andy Rooney to drop the H-bomb… something he really, really, hates to do. WATCH IT HERE We love Andy Rooney and he gets mad at a lot of things (like iphones or Ali G). But now...

Chevron Suffers From Further Politicization in Ecuador Judiciary

Another great article posted at the Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit Blog about the politicization of the Ecuador judicial system as it relates to the $27 billion lawsuit against Chevron.

Examining the NGOs behind the Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit

A ruling in an historic $27 billion lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador is expected later this year.  In anticipation of Chevron appealing that ruling, NGOs financed by a large number of foundations and a Philadelphia-based law firm are staffing up for a prolonged...

Jackpot Justice Goes Global

" Where the rule of law is respected, cases like those against Dole Foods and Chevron don't stand a chance. BY VINCE VITKOWSKY From distant court rooms in Latin America to court houses here in the United States, a disturbing trend is emerging. A new iron triangle of trial...

Extorting Big Oil

On the surface, it has all the makings of a classic David vs. Goliath tale -- an ostensibly exploitative multinational oil company plundering the pristine rain forests of impoverished, indigenous inhabitants.  The $27 billion lawsuit against the Chevron Corporation was...

Cut off Ecuador

"EDITORIAL: Cut off Ecuador" Hinton Communications and the Amazon Defense Coalition should take note and think about how they are conducting their disinformation campaign in the United States.  This is a great article about issues in Ecuador that should concern human...

Amazon Defense Coalition’s PR Firm Questions Integrity of 60...

In my article I write about Hinton Communications previously slamming 60 Minutes for a report that unfairly characterized one of its clients.  Hinton Communications, now the pr firm for the Amazon Defense Coalition (ADC), uses the same news organization to aggressivly...

Amazon Defense Coalition's PR Firm Questions 60 Minutes Report

In a well-crafted statement, a Hinton Communications press release reads as follows:“The 60 Minutes segment was flat wrong in many respects. In typical fashion, 60 Minutes glossed over or failed to report facts that complicated its simplistic format — facts that would...

Fatal Tower Block Fire Blamed On TV Fault!! Breaking News

"Fatal Tower Block Fire Blamed On TV Fault " "A fire which killed six people in a tower block was started by an electrical fault in an old television, police have confirmed." " The portable TV set, which...

Should he be hanged? Sir, mujhe mera gunaah kabool hai’

Kasab has accepted his crime. will it be short sighted to hang him???The real culprits are in Pakistan. Therefore Kasab should get life imprisonment. He will be more useful to India in the long run.is a 4 and half...

Newsweek Misleads Readers on Chevron Ecuador and HIV/AIDS Award

Chevron and other “big oil” companies have been routinely criticized by politicians, commentators, and the media as greedy and heartless for making obscenely large profits. Apparently Newsweek’s Michael Isikoff now has a problem with Chevron contributing millions of...

Chevron Gone Wild or Amazon Defense Coalition Spin?

Hinton Communications distributed the following press release not to try to influence the media or Congress, but to mislead members of the public who are following the activities of the Amazon Defense Coalition.  Please click here to read the full press...

Hinton Communications and Amazon Defense Coalition’s Phony News

This one is just too good to be true, but it is.  The title of the article reads as follows: Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron produces Phony Online News Coverage to Spread Misinformation about Ecuador Disaster Guess what?  It is a phony...

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