Burlington Resources (now Conoco) in Ecuador
By: amazonwatch
Posted: Nov 21 07
Witnessed: 9882 times
Ecuador
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Amazon, corporate social responsibility, ecuador, indigenous people, oil
Background on attempted oil exploitation by Burlington, now owned by Conoco, in indigenous lands in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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