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EPA Suit Against Utility Helps Fulfill Obama Pledge

January 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Barely two years after I shared news about Barack Obama saying he would take steps to effectively “bankrupt the coal industry,” it appears now-President Obama is using the EPA to help fulfill his promise. According to an article published today in the St. Louis Business Journal, the EPA has sued Ameren Missouri for allegedly failing [...]

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If Pigford Is Fair, Then I’m A Black Farmer, Too!

December 20th, 2010 · 4 Comments

In an exclusive story published this morning at Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com, Lee Stranahan reveals how thousands of people claiming to be black farmers “got away with murder,” undeservedly receiving millions of dollars via a government-endorsed wealth redistribution scheme known as the Pigford Settlement.   Perhaps the most troubling aspect of this story: “The press has [...]

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CBS News Fails to Offer Updates on $113 Billion Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador – Why?

November 9th, 2010 · 3 Comments

More than 18 months have passed since CBS News aired the 60 Minutes segment, “Amazon Crude,” which painted Chevron Corporation in a particularly bad light for alleged wrongdoing in Ecuador.  Now that a laundry list of new and irrefutable facts has surfaced to change the complexion of this case, one has to wonder why the [...]

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This Is My 3,144th Post at Bob McCarty Writes

September 18th, 2009 · No Comments

This is my 3,144th post at Bob McCarty Writes.  What have I learned while keeping my eye on the world during almost three years as a full-time blogger?  A lot and nothing at all. Among many things I could share is the fact that I now realize one can really never know how popular a [...]

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Chevron Provides More Evidence of $3 Million Bribery Scheme to Government Officials in Ecuador

September 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Lawyers for Chevron Corporation provided evidence to Ecuadoran government authorities today, including video recordings and emails, to assist with the investigation of a $3 million bribery scheme associated with a $27 billion environmental lawsuit against the company. In a letter to authorities in Ecuador, company officials asked that several important points be examined by the [...]

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Coming Soon: New Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit Post

June 10th, 2009 · No Comments

I’ve been super busy the past two days working on a new piece related to the $27 billion environmental lawsuit the Amazon Defense Coalition is waging against Chevron Corporation in Ecuador.  Stay tuned as this one will be worth the wait. To learn more about the ADC’s spurious lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador, read these [...]

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Following the Money Difficult in Ecuador Lawsuit (Updated)

May 26th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Ask any investigative reporter how best to get to the heart of any controversial issue, and he’ll say, “Follow the money.”  Doing that has been difficult, however, when it comes to the Amazon Defense Coalition, the nonprofit organization behind a pending $27 billion environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corporation in Ecuador. For more than a month [...]

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