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New Celebrity PSA Urges Ecuadorians to Defend the Amazon
Amazon Watch A global call to keep oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park Los Angeles, CA – Amazon Watch and Yasunidos, a campaign comprised of a collective of Ecuadorian and international environmental organizations and advocates, released a new PSA featuring...
Beijing, Banks and Barrels: China and Oil in the Ecuadorian Amazon
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 promises add...
Ecuador pursued China oil deal while pledging to protect Yasuni, papers show
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,...
Ecuador: The Last Push For A Chance Of A Reprieve On Yasuní
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% of registered...
‘After All the People We Killed, We Felt Dizzy’
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 can't...
Popular Consultation in Ecuador to save Yasuní
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 simply follow updates. If...
Popular Consultation in Ecuador to save Yasuní
Ecuador is in a process of a popular consultation to ask the government not to exploit the oil in Yasuni-ITT. We need 10 computers. Lets save the Yasuni!
Save Yasuní, the Last Wonder of the Amazon!
AVAAZ.org petitions Why this is important In Ecuador thousands of us have taken to the streets to protest President Rafael Correa's decision to drill in Yasuní-ITT. The area is the most biodiverse rainforest on the planet and the home to two of the last indigenous...
Letter Oilwatch – Protect the Planet, Keep oil companies out of Yasuni-ITT
Oilwatch International 6 September 2013 Rafael CorreaPresidentRepublic of Ecuador Dear Mr. President Protect the Planet, Keep oil companies out of Yasuni-ITT We are shocked by the announcement you made on 15 August 2013 that you would permit crude oil extraction in...
Oilwatch to Ecuadorian president: Keep oil firms out of Yasuni-ITT
EnviroNews President of the Republic of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has been urged by Oilwatch International not to permit the extraction of crude oil from Yasuni-ITT in order to protect the region from environmental damage. Correa In a recent correspondent to Correa, the...
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