Big Oil's Bad Bet on Plastic
A new Carbon Tracker report finds that the fossil fuel industry is pinning its hopes on a plastic boom. Try as it might, demand isn't materializing. The report's author, Kingsmill Bond, joins us. See...
6 Nov 202018min
Update: Steven Donziger Faces Criminal Contempt with No Representation
New York District Court Judge Loretta Preska has denied repeated requests to delay Steven Donziger's criminal contempt trial, leaving him without legal representation. He'll stand trial Monday Novembe...
6 Nov 202025min
The Charge: Chevron Faces a Verdict
The Lago Agrio case takes a bizarre turn with a sting operation, United States subpoenas, and accusations of frad and bribery before a verdict is finally reached. Support us on Patreon.See omnystudio....
30 Okt 202023min
The Big Guns: Chevron's Legal Offensive
As Ecuadorian plaintiffs gain press, public support, and an endorsement from the country's president, Chevron kicks things up a notch, bringing in new lawyers and a PR firm to rewrite the story. Suppo...
23 Okt 202031min
The Secret Tribunal: Chevron vs. Ecuador
In September 2009, Chevron filed an international arbitration claim against the Ecuadorian government over the Lago Agrio case. In the years since, Chevron has pointed to the decisions of the arbitral...
16 Okt 202045min
The Trial: Oil and Justice in Ecuador
The fight for justice in Ecuador's Amazon moves to the courtroom, while an election changes the political landscape and a global PR war kicks into high gear.Support us on Patreon.See omnystudio.com/li...
9 Okt 202022min
The Colonizers: How Oil and Missionaries Shaped the Amazon
How did the Amazon's oil conflict come about in the first place? We go back to the 1960s, the early days of oil colonialism in Ecuador, when the partnerships between oil men and missionaries began and...
2 Okt 202028min
La Lucha En La Jungla: Pollution in the Amazon
In August 2019, an American lawyer was placed under house arrest while awaiting trial for criminal contempt, stemming from a decades-long case that began with polution in the Amazon. The cas has since...
25 Sep 202026min
