The “Rainforest Chernobyl:” Chevron, Ecuador and the Persecution of Steven Donziger (G&R 129)

Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals · Dec 21, 2021 · 1h 9m

We go into a deep background on Chevron, their poisoning of the Ecuadoran Amazon and the company's persecution of attorney Steven Donziger.

While drilling in the Ecuadorian Amazon from 1964 to 1990, Texaco deliberately dumped more than 16 billion gallons of toxic wastewater, spilled roughly 17 million gallons of crude oil, and left hazardous waste in hundreds of open pits dug out of the forest floor. In 2001, Chevron merged with Texaco. The result was, and continues to be, one of the worst environmental disasters on the planet. It’s been called the “Rainforest Chernobyl.”

There has been a…