Danny Glover joins fight to save Ecuador's rainforest
By FRANCE 24 the 06/11/2013 - 13:42
US actor Danny Glover, who shot to fame in the 1980s with the Lethal Weapon film franchise, is lending his star power to call attention to the damage global oil giant Chevron has done to Ecuador's rainforest.
US actor Danny Glover, who shot to fame in the 1980s with the Lethal Weapon film franchise, is using his star power to highlight the damage global oil giant Chevron has done to theEcuadorian rainforest and its inhabitants.
"I felt a sense of outrage...," Glover said. "We're going to fight this."
Texaco oil, which was later bought by Chevron, operated in the country between 1964 and 1990, during which time it did not adhere to industry standards in disposing of the toxic waste produced as a byproduct of its oil exploration activities.
Chevron has said that its joint venture partner in its Ecuador operations, state-owned oil firm Petroecuador, was responsible for most of the pollution and that Texaco had already paid to clean up its share.
An Ecuadorian tribunal in 2011 ordered Chevron to pay $19 billion in fines for its infractions. The company, however, maintains that the ruling was the result of bribery, alleging that a US lawyer acting for the plaintiff paid off the court's judges.
Glover says oil companies must now free up resources to clean up the mess they have created.
"Chevron oil must be held accountable," he said.
"I felt a sense of outrage...," Glover said. "We're going to fight this."
Texaco oil, which was later bought by Chevron, operated in the country between 1964 and 1990, during which time it did not adhere to industry standards in disposing of the toxic waste produced as a byproduct of its oil exploration activities.
Chevron has said that its joint venture partner in its Ecuador operations, state-owned oil firm Petroecuador, was responsible for most of the pollution and that Texaco had already paid to clean up its share.
An Ecuadorian tribunal in 2011 ordered Chevron to pay $19 billion in fines for its infractions. The company, however, maintains that the ruling was the result of bribery, alleging that a US lawyer acting for the plaintiff paid off the court's judges.
Glover says oil companies must now free up resources to clean up the mess they have created.
"Chevron oil must be held accountable," he said.
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