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Chevron Lobbies White House to Pressure Ecuador to Stop $12 Billion Amazon Pollution Lawsuit

democracynow.org     Aug 5, 2008   3 related          

Chevron is being accused of promoting geo-political blackmail in its efforts to stave off a lawsuit accusing it of contaminating the Ecuadorian rain forest. Nearly 30,000 Amazon residents are seeking $12 billion from Chevron...                    

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[newsbrief] Venezuela and Argentina Give Priority to Technical Training in Bilateral Agreements

venezuelanalysis.com     Aug 6, 2008   1 related          

The governments of Venezuela and Argentina endorsed four training and agricultural agreements during President Hugo Chávez’s visit to Argentina. The first is an integral cooperation agreement signed by the Venezuelan Light...                    

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Andres Oppenheimer: Latin America’s populist decade may soon end

sacbee.com     Aug 5, 2008          

Judging from the latest headlines, you might think that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's radical-leftist populism is gaining ground in Latin America, and that it will expand its influence in the region over the next few...                    

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Ecuadorians More Pessimistic About Future

angus-reid.com     Aug 5, 2008          

The amount of people in Ecuador who think the South American country is going in the right direction has decreased over the past six months, according to a poll by Cedatos/Gallup. 39 per cent of respondents think Ecuador is on...                    

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Latin America's populist decade may soon end

miamiherald.com     Aug 3, 2008   6 related          

Judging from the latest headlines, you might think that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's radical-leftist populism is gaining ground in Latin America, and that it will expand its influence in the region over the next few...                    

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Religion Briefs for August 2

theeagle.com     Aug 2, 2008   2 related          

Wire report Church leader slams constitutional draft QUITO, Ecuador -- More than 90 percent of Ecuador's nearly 14 million people are Catholic. Members of an upstate New York Amish sect cannot make the case that local building...                    

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Ecuador takes over City Oriente wells

iht.com     Aug 1, 2008   7 related          

City Oriente, an oil company controlled by U.S. investors, ended its drilling and exploration contract with Ecuador's government 13 years early on Friday, transferring operations to a subsidiary of state-owned oil company...                    

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Gold Majors Go Shopping: Who's Next? (at Seeking Alpha)

yahoo.com     Aug 1, 2008          

by: Guy Bennett posted on: August 01, 2008 | about stocks: GG On Thursday, Goldcorp (NYSE: GG) announced that it is planning to buy Canadian junior, Gold Eagle Mines [TSX: GEA] for $1.5 billion. Goldcorp is honing in on Gold...                    

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A Penchant for Rewriting Democracy

washingtonpost.com     Aug 1, 2008   2 related          

A Formula for Arrested Development in Latin America WASHINGTON -- Ever since Ecuador's new President Rafael Correa came to power in January 2007, Ecuador has picked fights with U.S. oil companies, informed the U.S. that it will...                    

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Corriente Resources Inc.: Due Diligence Site Visits Underway in Ecuador

tmcnet.com     Jul 31, 2008   4 related          

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, July 31 / MARKET WIRE/ -- The due diligence process includes a technical review of all of Corriente's assets in Ecuador and meetings with local community and indigenous representatives. In addition,...                    

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