On early Wednesday morning I participated in a rally in front of Chevron when it held its annual Shareholders' Meeting. A coalition of community groups, including my local favorite Justice in Nigeria Now, gathered in solidarity to pressure Chevron to clean up the messes they have made (and continue to make) everywhere they operate - from Richmond to Ecuador, Nigeria, the Phillipines and Burma. Chevron made an astounding 23 billion in profits last year (more than 18% over the previous year) while they contaminate the drinking water and destroy the ability of local villagers to feed themselves. Chevron is under a lot of pressure (not just from us) but for some reason they are so good at public relations that Americans have a hard time believing the harm they are doing to others. Even I could not believe they could be as harmful as they are! To learn more, read an alternative annual report called The True Cost of Chevron. Let's keep them out of the green energy economy, please.If you want to get involved, let me know and I can connect you with the coalition or contact sarah@justiceinnigerianow.org.
The next Chevron related event is a debate on June 10 between Chevron CEO David O'Reilly and Sierra Club president Carl Pope.
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