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  To Christian's points, the Amazon Defense Coalition acknowledges Petroecuador's contributions to the contamination.  Chevron has every right to file a lawsuit against Petroecuador for damages. Legal precedent, though, holds that the original creator of the pollution remains responsible. Let's be clear that the contamination was rampant BEFORE Petroecuador began its operations and when Texaco left. The question of whether Texaco was "pushed out" is not relevant. Texaco violated Ecuadorian law by dumping toxins to begin with and then further violated the law by falsely claiming it had cleaned up some of the oil pits when it did not. People are sick and dying, and Chevron should be held accountable for what Texaco did.On Chevron's history of denial, delay, and defamation in the Ecuadorian Amazon posted 11 months ago 5 Responses