Chevron's devistation in the Ecuadorean Amazon has been massive. The Texaco corporation, today merged with Chevron sunk its teeth into Ecuador's Amazon back in 1964. During its drilling there, Texaco dumped a shocking 17 million gallons of crude oil and 19 billion gallons of contaminated oil-filled waste water. This is one of the largest oil disasters in history... 140 times the size of the BP oil spill.
You can watch the full Empire Files show with Abby Martin to learn more about this tale of greed and corruption. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB7hrQUgIcw