Nearly a year after taking the helm of Chevron Corporation, Chairman and CEO John Watson has shown an alarming lack of leadership and vision, failing even to take small strides towards resolving the ongoing environmental and human tragedy in Ecuador. With more than $27 billion at stake for Chevron shareholders, and thousands of people suffering in the Amazon rainforest, this is a time for bol... Full Story

The unrelenting drive for oil has reached the deepest regions of the Peruvian Amazon – the Canadian oil company Talisman Energy has begun to drill exploratory wells in the ancestral homeland of the Achuar people. The Achuar have decided that they do not want development based on oil drilling and the unsustainable extraction of natural resources. They want the Peruvian government to recognize th... Full Story

Dear Brazilian Government, I am deeply concerned about your plans to build the Belo Monte Dam Complex on the Xingu River in the Amazon rainforest, in violation of the human rights of Indigenous Peoples and other threatened populations. I support the demands of Brazilian civil society and urge you to defend the Amazon and its people and stop the Belo Monte Dam Complex. ... Full Story