Ecuador wants money not to drill in Amazon - 27 Oct 09

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Ecuador: The Tribes vs. Che... from dandelionsalad.wordpress.com
Dandelion SaladlinktvOctober 27, 2009More at http://www.linktv.org/latinpulse(Latin Pulse: October 27, 2009) Thousands of people representing Ecuador’s indigenous tribes are suing Chevron-Texaco over the pools of toxic wastewater the company left behind. Following Chevron-Texaco’s 30 years of profit from indigenous lands and resources, the tribes are seeking 27.3 billion dollars from the California-based corporation for the clean-up. [...]
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AlJazeeraEnglish : Ecuador's president is in London this week to promote a unique proposal: pay his country around $4 billion not to drill for oil in a pristine Amazon reserve.

Germany and Spain have expressed interest in Rafael Correa's idea, which environmentalists say could set a precedent in the fight against global warming by lowering the high cost to poor countries of going green.

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The June 2008 deadline for this proposal to save Yasuní has been extended, but time is running out and

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Ecuador's president is in London this week to promote a unique proposal: pay his country around $4 billion not to drill for oil in a pristine Amazon reserve. Germany and Spain have expressed inter...
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