Amazonians sue Chevron over toxic waste
source: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/amazonians-sue-chevron-over-toxic-waste-20091116-iici.html
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TENS of thousands of Amazonians are suing Chevron, the American oil company, for poisoning their waterways in what is billed as one of the biggest environmental cases in history.
The Ecuadorean claimants said the company illegally dumped toxic waste from its oil production, which filtered into the lakes used by thousands of people for washing and drinking.
The Ecuadorean claimants said the company illegally dumped toxic waste from its oil production, which filtered into the lakes used by thousands of people for washing and drinking.
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zacmalinowski
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It upsets me to realize that there are people out there in this world who will loan out their personal values to an oil company and actually physically go dump toxic waste somewhere as beautiful as the Amazon.
- 2 years ago
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zacmalinowski
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BustYourFace
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I would imagine that big oil calculates the worst case scenarios in these matters and decides to dump anyhow. They chalk it up as a business expense and it's cheaper than going about it legally.
"It's easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission"
- 2 years ago
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BustYourFace
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pjacobs51
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Pretty sick what these oil companies have done. Even sicker is when they deny any wrong doing or responsibility to clean it up.
- 2 years ago
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pjacobs51
