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Article: Ecuador : Chevrons $27 Billion Liability in Ecuadors Amazon Confirmed by Team of Independent Scientists.
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- December 2, 2008
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Byline: manish03
An increase in Chevrons potential environmental liability in Ecuadors Amazon to $27 billion is "reasonable" given new scientific data about groundwater contamination and hundreds of additional cancer deaths due to oil contamination, according to a team of scientists who have reviewed the latest report by the court-appointed expert.
"The $27 billion number is reasonable when one considers the extent of the damage caused by Chevron and the decades that the soil and water relied upon by tens of thousands of people have been exposed to hydrocarbons," said Douglas Beltman, a scientist at Stratus Consulting who, along with a team of scientists, reviewed the ...
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