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
Big Oil vs. Divestment
TheTrump administration proposed a rule that would make it harder for financial managers to investment retirement funds in environmentally or socially responsible ways. The fossil fuel industry praise...
22 Aug 202013min
Bribery and Bailouts: The Ohio Utility Scandal
The FBI arrested Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder for racketeering or, as the state attorney general put it, "bribery, that's what it was." Private utility FirstEnergy paid poli...
1 Aug 202020min
The Netherlands Considers a Fossil Fuel Advertising Ban
An advocacy group in the Netherlands is calling for a ban on fossil fuel ads. Campaigner Femke Sleegers joins us to explain the roots of the campaign, its goal, and the initial response to it.Addition...
14 Juli 202019min
Fracking Giant Chesapeake Energy Declares Bankruptcy
Despite tax breaks, royalty cuts, and other COVID-19 incentives, Chesapeake Energy, a pioneer in the American fracking industry, has declared bankruptcy. We explore why the pandemic isn't to blame and...
30 Juni 202014min
