Crude Reflections

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Crude Reflections/Cruda Realidad chronicles the human and environmental impact of oil drilling in the Ecuadoran Amazon, where the pollution is so extensive that medical experts currently predict thousands of deaths from cancer and the disappearance of five indigenous rainforest communities. Community leaders and doctors already report elevated rates of cancer in the region, as well as birth defects. Photographers Lou Dematteis and Kayana Szymczak have documented the physical and emotional reality of those affected by this toxic contamination, roughly 30 times greater than the more widely reported Exxon Valdez spill.

While the images and testimonies of victims are a central component of the story, the book also documents an uplifting campaign for justice, culminating in a landmark legal case now being adjudicated in Ecuador. This is also the story of a campaign to preserve the as-yet undeveloped southern Amazon, where several indigenous nations are fighting to keep oil drilling off their lands and out of the region. While focusing on one geographic region, Crude Reflections makes a statement about the need for safe environmental practices and the importance of preservation in the Amazon basin and throughout the world.

For more information visit www.LouDematteis.com

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Text accompanying photos is in Spanish and English.

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Purveyors of Chevron's Fraud

Rodrigo PEREZ PALLARES

"Children all over the world get cancer"

Rodrigo PEREZ PALLARES

CHEVRON ATTORNEY UNDER INDICTMENT FOR SIGNING FRAUDULENT CLEAN-UP AGREEMENT ON THE OIL GIANT´S BEHALF, THEREBY SELLING OUT THE HEALTH OF HIS OWN PEOPLE. HE SAYS THAT "CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD GET CANCER."

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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS

VANITY FAIR
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NEW YORK TIMES
RAINFOREST JEKYLL & HYDE

 VIDEO ANIMATION
"60 SECONDS": ANDY ROONEY PARODY

Myths QA 20SEP06.pdf (55.70 KB)
 
Does Chevron respect the law and human rights in Ecuador? You decide.  On its website Chevron pledges to “conduct business in a socially responsible and ethical manner” and “to respect the communities” where it operates.  But Chevron’s defense in the historic environmental trial in Ecuador’s rainforest (“Lago trial”) can hardly be considered “ethical” or respectful of human rights.

VIDEO REPORT
CHEVRON: THE REAL HUMAN STORY IN ECUADOR
(5:00 mins)