Miami Herald Catches Chevron In Lie About Ecuador Well Site
Miami Herald Catches Chevron In Lie About Ecuador Well Site Reporter Finds Oil Sludge In “Remediated” Pit Washington, DC – The Miami Herald has caught Chevron in a lie about its so-called “remediation” in Ecuador that the oil giant uses as its primary defense against an $18 billion judgment in a massive oil-contamination case brought by indigenous groups. In a story published in today's newspaper , journalist Jim Wyss said he witnessed “thick oil slicks” only a few feet into the ground of a dirt-covered storage pit Chevron told him the day before had been remediated of all oil. After watching a man dig into the ground at the Sacha 53 well site, Wyss wrote, “Within a few inches the dirt gives off the pungent odor of petroleum. Within a few feet the dirt glistens with oil residue. When a few handfuls of the soil are dropped into a bucket of water, a thick oil-slick coats the surface.” Chevron has continually claimed to courts and the press that it conducted a remediation of the site...