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sustainablogger discovered this in Movies
•2 reviews since Nov 26, 2007
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sustainablogger discovered 8 months ago- From the page: "â€oeSmall but mighty” is a phrase that comes to mind when watching the short film, â€oeJusticia Now,” and the people it profiles. The 30-minute documentary, produced by the social justice-minded media organization Mofilms, follows the powerful movement of indigenous peoples in eastern Ecuador who have taken on ChevronTexaco in what could be one of the biggest legal environmental battles ever. The confrontation centers on a class-action lawsuit first filed in U.S. federal court in New York in 1993. Launched on behalf of 30,000 indigenous peoples in Ecuadorâ€s Amazon rainforest, the suit charges that Texaco (since acquired by Chevron) poisoned the region and spilled 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater while drilling for oil between the 1960s and 1990s. Since shifted to trial in Ecuador (at Chevronâ€s request), the lawsuit (Aguinda vs. ChevronTexaco) is seeking an environmental cleanup whose estimated cost is $10 billion. The suit is expected to come to a conclusion sometime next year."
- StumbleKKSS rated 8 months ago
- Glad this is getting attention! Such an important issue -- great story!
