Last week, John S. Watson took over as new Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation. EarthRights International’s allies at Amazon Watch [2] are launching a major initiative to ensure that Mr. Watson hears the growing chorus of people demanding justice for the indigenous and campesino people of the Ecuadorian Amazon who have suffered from Chevron's massive oil contamination of their rainforest communities. This case is indicative of Chevron’s global record [3] of disregarding the land and people in their areas of operation.

Amazon Watch's new video (below) and accompanying petition [4] appeal to Mr. Watson to turn over a new leaf at Chevron by finally cleaning up its massive oil contamination in Ecuador, and providing compensation for the epidemic of cancer, birth defects, and other ailments the pollution has caused. Please view this heartfelt two-minute video-message from local communities to Chevron’s new CEO. We hope this brief but powerful video will earn attention for the petition and the communities' message.