Wow! Between the historic Dutch court ruling on Shell, and the Exxon and Chevron shareholder meetings, May 26th was a really big day for Big Oil. In addition to the ousted board members at Exxon, and an incredible 61% vote on cutting climate emissions at Chevron, Newground had 2 governance proposals on the Chevron proxy to address climate, rainforest pollution, and human rights.
Calling Chevron "the Harvey Weinstein of petroleum companies" Alec Baldwin details why Chevron’s controversial RICO victory against human rights lawyer Steven Donziger does not protect it from liability in Ecuador, and why the company needs an independent board chair.
Watch the message Chevron doesn't want its shareholders to see. Roger Waters, legendary rock star and co-founder of Pink Floyd, urges Chevron shareholders to “do the right thing” for the 30,000 indigenous victims of the company’s toxic oil pollution in Ecuador.
Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, presented a shareholder proposal at Chevron's May 27 annual meeting on Newground's behalf. She joined 28 other Nobel Laureates to call on Chevron to address its pollution in Ecuador, commenting on the stark variance between company actions and its Chevron Way code of conduct.
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