Remarks the Amazon Defense Coalition doesn’t want you to Read

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...

The New McCarthyists: Hinton Communications & Amazon Watch

[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...

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...

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 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...

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