Description
Justicia Nowʼ is a documentary about
ChevronTexaco's toxic legacy in the Northern Ecuadorian region of the
Amazon rainforest - and a courageous group of people called Los
Afectados (The Affected Ones) who are seeking justice for the ensuing
cancer, sickness and death in the largest environmental class action
lawsuit in history.
Over the course of three decades, Texaco dumped more than 18 billion
gallons of toxic wastewater into the Amazon rainforest, having failed to
follow basic environmental standards
that were required by law at the time in the United States. This allowed
Texaco to save a few bucks on the cost of extracting a barrel of oil
and thus increase their profits in order to keep the
shareholders happy. One indigenous tribe from the region has been
completely decimated and another is on the verge of extinction. Rates of
cancer, leukemia, stillbirths and skin disease have skyrocketed amongst
the local population and still very little has been done! The damage
assessment currently stands at $16 billion.
Film includes celebrity activists: PABLO FAJARDO (CNN Hero Award 2008
& Goldman Award Winner 2008), DARYL HANNAH, STUART TOWNSEND, JOHN
QUIGLEY & ATOSSA SOLTANI
(Founder & Executive Director, Amazon Watch)
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martin, o'brien, justicia, now, justice, daryl, hannah, texaco, yasuni, ecuador, documentary, online, free, watch, documentaries, download
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