Amazonian Oil Drilling
Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
The Problem
Image source: BBC News
Evidence
Source: "Plan to Ban Oil Drilling in Amazon is Dropped"
Right now in Ecuadorian jungles and rivers there has been many oil spills and pollution in the last 2 decades. Causing the local people to leave their home and desert part of their culture.
Source: "Oil Drilling in Ecuador"
In the Yasuni forest there have been 800 barrels of oil drilled, but that is the home of 2 Indian and Native tribes. This is the reason for most of the protests, because people are losing their home.
Source: Plan to Ban Oil Drilling in Amazon Dropped"
Yasuni Villagers Fear for Way of Life
This women's Waorani tribe has lived in Yasuni for thousands of years, but now they fear that they will have to leave.
Broken Oil Pipeline
Broken pipes have caused environmental damage and carbon dioxide emissions.
Workers Trying to Clean Up the Spills
After signifigant oil spills Ecuador has spent millions trying to clean it up along with many law suits against Chevron and Texaco.
The Solution
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