Amazon Watch Says San Francisco Board of Supervisors Will Vote Today on Resolution Condemning Chevron
Posted on June 10, 2008 – 4:24 pm | by vchris
Resolution Criticizes Chevron’s Profiteering in Iraq, Complicity in Nigeria Slayings and Ecuador Disaster
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is to vote today on a resolution condemning Chevron for its disturbing record of human rights abuses and environmental destruction around the world.
Citing transgressions including profiteering from the Iraq war, the dumping of 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater in an inhabited area of the Ecuadorian Amazon, and complicity in the slayings of peaceful protestors in Nigeria, the resolution was filed by Supervisors Tom Ammiano, Chris Daly, Ross Mirkarimi and Aaron Peskin.
It “condemns Chevron Corporation for a systematic pattern of socially irresponsible activities and complicity in human rights violations that is at odds with the values of the citizens of San Francisco, and at odds with the standards of ethical conduct those citizens expect from corporations based in the Bay Area, in our own communities as well as abroad.”
It is regarded as unusual for the Board of Supervisors to adopt resolutions criticizing specific companies. Based in San Ramon, Chevron is the second largest US oil major and one of Northern California’s largest corporations. The resolution reflects a groundswell of public opinion in the Bay Area against the systemic nature of Chevron’s flouting of basic human rights and environmental norms and legislation in numerous countries where it operates.
In a joint written statement introducing the resolution last week, the four Supervisors said they “condemn Chevron for its consistent, systematic pattern of environmental destruction and complicity in human rights violations; and to demand that Chevron serve as a better ambassador for the Bay Area around the world, by conducting business in accordance with the values that our citizens hold dear.”
The proposed San Francisco resolution follows another resolution adopted by the City of Berkeley in January to boycott Chevron products. “We expect there to be a growing number of similar resolutions adopted by cities across the US, condemning Chevron and calling on the company to clean up its act,” said Amazon Watch campaigner Mitch Anderson.
For a complete version of this press release, please visit www.chevrontoxico.com.
Contacts
Amazon Watch
Simeon Tegel, 510-962-0195
ISSUERS OF NEWS RELEASES AND NOT OILANDGASPRESS.COM ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT
www.oilandgaspress.com - The ‘one stop shop’ for global Oil and gas press releases!!!
You must be logged in to post a comment.