In 2011, Amazon Watch received a mysterious package from a Chevron whistleblower. There was no return address, just dozens of DVDs and a note saying “I hope this is useful for you in the trial against Texaco/Chevron! Signed, a friend from Chevron”. Chevron, which bought Texaco in 2001, had just been found guilty for one of the worst environmental disasters on the planet in Ecuador’s rainforest. Chevron was ordered to pay $9.5 billion to clean up their contamination, but instead fled the country and sued the communities in the U.S. for extortion. Wow, isn’t Chevron awesome?
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