by oilwatch | Mar 17, 2014 | News, South Asia
Amazon Watch China’s economy and its global influence are growing at a rapid rate. Nowhere is that growing influence clearer than in Ecuador, a country that Beijing has lent nearly $9 billion and has promised $7 billion more in financing. Those loans and...
by oilwatch | Feb 19, 2014 | Latin America, News
The Guardian The Ecuadorian government was negotiating a secret $1bn deal with a Chinese bank to drill for oil under the Yasuni national park in the Amazon while pursuing a high-profile scheme to keep the oil under the ground in return for international donations,...
by oilwatch | Feb 10, 2014 | Latin America, Press Release, Publication, Statement
Life Arts Media “Do you agree that the Ecuadorean government should keep the crude in the ITT, known as block 43, underground indefinitely?” This is the question that will be put to a national referendum in Ecuador if 584,000 signatures are collected (5%...
by oilwatch | Jan 7, 2014 | Latin America, Publication
Newsweek As two military-style helicopters touch down in a remote village in the jungles of Ecuador, masked men with guns hop out and scurry into a one-room schoolhouse. Inside they capture their target: a 6-year-old girl who doesn’t speak their language and...
by oilwatch | Sep 22, 2013 | Latin America, Petition
I’m writing to let you know about ‘Popular Consultation in Ecuador to save Yasuni’. Take a moment to check it out on Indiegogo and also share it with your friends. All the tools are there. Get perks, make a contribution, or...
