Amazon Defense Coalition: Miami Herald Catches Chevron in Lie at Ecuador Well Site

[Judi Lynn]

Amazon Defense Coalition: Miami Herald Catches Chevron in Lie at Ecuador Well Site
1 hr 43 mins ago
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 –

Reporter Finds Oil Sludge In "Remediated" Pit That's Part of Chevron's Fraud, Plaintiffs Say

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Miami Herald has caught Chevron in a blatant lie about its sham "remediation" in Ecuador that the company uses to defend against an $18 billion judgment in a case brought by indigenous groups.

In a story published in today's newspaper, journalist Jim Wyss said he witnessed "thick oil slicks" only a few feet into the ground of a dirt-covered storage pit at well site Sacha 53 that Chevron told him the day before had been remediated.

Company lawyers have used the well site, as well as others, as examples of Chevron's "remediation" that supposedly absolves the company of further liability.

After watching a man dig into the ground at the well site, Wyss wrote, "Within a few inches the dirt gives off the pungent odor of petroleum. Within a few feet the dirt glistens with oil residue. When a few handfuls of the soil are dropped into a bucket of water, a thick oil-slick coats the surface."

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