On September 18th, the Amazon Defense Coalition blog published an article titled, “More Smoke from Chevron Bloggers.” Bloggers accused of being paid by Chevron in the article, including myself, fought back and by September 24th, the Amazon Defense...
[Important update: Some of the content for this article was based on comments made in an article by the Amazon Defense Coalition Blog. The comments section of the article has since been removed by the ADC after they were thoroughly embarrassed by bloggers defending...
opinion by MaxGerman | 12 wks ago 108 views | 23 recommendations | 0 comments
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.
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...
created by Alex Thorne | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago 862 views | 2 recommendations | 25 comments
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...
created by Alex Thorne | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago 76 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
"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...
opinion by Alex Thorne | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 66 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
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...
created by Alex Thorne | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 201 views | 0 recommendations | 4 comments