Statement on Ecuador Court Ruling Against Chevron Evidence Prevails Over Oil Giant's Intimidation Tactics http://amazonwatch.org/news/2011/0214-statement-on-ecuador-court-ruling-against-chevron

San Francisco, CA – As of today, Chevron's guilt for extensive oil contamination in the Amazon rainforest is official. It is time Chevron takes responsibility for these environmental and public health damages, which they have fought for the past 18 years. Today's ruling in Ecuador against Chevron proves overwhelmingly that the oil giant is responsible for billions of gallons of highly toxic waste sludge deliberately dumped into local streams and rivers, which thousands depend on for drinking, bathing, and fishing.