Chevron fined for Amazon pollution by Ecuador court A court in Ecuador has fined US oil giant Chevron $8.6bn (£5.3bn) for polluting a large part of the country’s Amazon region. The oil firm Texaco‚ which merged with Chevron in 2001‚ was accused of dumping billions of gallons of toxic materials into unlined pits and Amazon rivers. Campaigners say crops were damaged and farm animals killed‚ and that local cancer rates increased. Condemning the ruling as fraudulent‚ Chevron said it would appeal
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we behave. About four years ago‚ I had the opportunity to live in Ecuador. I found the relationships and communication perspective to be very interesting and after spending two years there‚ I was able to notice several distinct intercultural differences between the American and Ecuadorian cultures. Since my analysis of Ecuador is only based off of my personal experience‚ I’ve also invited my friend Luis Salas from Quito‚ Ecuador who is currently attending Brigham Young University to give his own
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hostilities have been the land debates and wars‚ these occur due to unmarked borders or territories conquered during battles. Such have been the Ecuador-Peru and the Israeli-Palestine wars and land conflicts that have had an effect world wide. These have been stirring up for decades and have usually had restless resolutions‚ always leading to more conflict. The Ecuador-Peru land conflicts in Latin have had the more efficient peace processes than Israeli-Palestinian conflicts in the Middle East. The Israeli-Palestine
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Jim was told about the Auca Indians of Ecuador. Jim knew his job was not going to be working inside the United States‚ he just didn’t know if he was supposed to go to Ecuador or India. He was originally planning on going to India‚ but his curiosity grew so much for the savage Indians of Ecuador that he knew he was being called to South America. After completing college he set out for Ecuador with a friend named Pete Fleming. They arrived in Ecuador February of 1952. His main goal was to evangelize
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documentary film that concentrates on the tense relationship between the people of Ecuador and oil field companies‚ provides an important view of the difficulties of the Cofán people. While the film does focus on a particular culture‚ does this make the film ethnographic? The fact that the film has an intention of spreading environmental awareness about Ecuadorian communities rather than being a study on a culture in Ecuador suggests it is not. However‚ that does not mean that there are not ethnographic
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for our country‚ but some companies do not care about the greater good of helping our own country. 3. How does the rose export industry benefit Ecuador? Do these benefits have any implications for the United States and Europe? With the increase of rose and other flower exportation from Ecuador‚ the country’s export
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Early life[edit] Elliot was born in Portland‚ Oregon‚ to Fred and Clara Elliot. Fred was of Scottish heritage; his grandparents were the first of his family to settle in North America. Clara’s parents moved near the turn of the 20th century from Switzerland to eastern Washington‚ where they operated a large ranch. They met in Portland‚ where Clara was studying to be a chiropractor and Fred‚ having devoted himself to Christian ministry‚ was working as a traveling preacher with the Plymouth Brethren
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put up with my roommate and ask to be relocated to another room or dorm. It would be titled “The Hard Life”. The book would be an autobiographical novel that mirrors my own life. It would be the story of a young boy who came from a poor town in Ecuador. His parents would bring him to America to better his education. While he tries to work hard‚ he is often tempted by the challenges in his neighborhood‚ such as drugs and gang activity. Despite his struggles‚ he would pull through because of his determination
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Morales was born in Ecuador. She had three younger brothers and two younger sisters. One of her sister’s lives close to her and they have a good relationship. Mrs. Morales’ parents are still in Ecuador. She went to school in Ecuador up to sixth grade. She worked on the fields. Her mother was very strict and would discipline her by yelling and hit her. She claims that she was “daddy’s girl.” Her father would give into her. She met Mr. Verdugo in Ecuador at a party. They had two daughters
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