Letter to the Editor
Jul. 31, 2010
Comparing Eco-Disasters: Chevron v. BP
Karen Hinton of Hinton Communications
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Chevron's attorneys question a $27 billion damage award to cleanup contamination and provide health care and clean drinking water to people living near 332 million gallons of crude oil that Texaco intentionally dumped into the rainforest over three decades. Chevron purchased Texaco in 2001. ("Obscure Law Becomes Useful Tool in Chevron's Battle Over Oil Cleanup," July 20.) They charge that an Ecuadorian court expert has ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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