International Experts Expose Global Scope of Oil Disasters

International Experts Expose Global Scope of Oil Disasters Unprecedented Coalition of Experts From Communities Harmed By Oil Operations Release Alternative Annual Report & Confront Chevron at Shareholder Meeting in Houston, May 26, Ask "Is Chevron Next?"

For Immediate Release: May 11, 2010 Contact: Sangita Nayak, Global Exchange Media, cell 414-412-4518;emailsangita@gmail.com         Diana Pei Wu, Global Exchange Media, cell 510-333-3889;dianapeiwu@gmail.com International Experts Expose Global Scope of Oil Disasters Unprecedented Coalition of Experts From Communities Harmed By Oil Operations Release Alternative Annual Report & Confront Chevron at Shareholder Meeting in Houston, May 26, Ask "Is Chevron Next?" Interviews Available Now Embargoed "True Cost of Chevron: An Alternative Annual Report, 2010" Available May 18 San Francisco, CA - Before it exploded, BP's drilling rig was run by Transocean, the same company Chevron-the largest lease holder in the Gulf-contracts with for its massive Gulf offshore operations. In fact, Chevron put its Gulf of Mexico ultra-deepwater drillship, the Discoverer Clear Leader, on the cover of its Annual Report this year shortly after signing a 5-year-lease with Transocean for the ship. WHO: Experts from front-line communities harmed by, and fighting back against, Chevron from all across the United States and around the globe (FULL SPEAKERS LIST HERE) to address full impacts of all stages of Chevron's operations, including oil, natural gas, and coal. All are available for interview. WHAT: U.S. and international experts on the impact of oil will converge in Houston on May 25 and 26 at the time of Chevron's annual shareholder meeting. They will release "The True Cost of Chevron: An Alternative Annual Report, 2010" written by nearly 50 contributing authors and edited by Antonia Juhasz, author of The Tyranny of Oil. They will expose the looming global disasters of big oil's dangerous operations at public events, protest rallies, and at Chevron's shareholder meeting. See 2009 Report atwww.TrueCostofChevron.com WHY: Experts from front-line communities in Alabama, New Mexico, Wyoming, California, Mississippi, Utah, Alaska, Texas, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Angola, Australia, Burma, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, the Philippines, and Thailand, along with representatives of Iraq Veterans Against the War and many more have joined together to form an unprecedented network. As those who bear the direct consequences of Chevron's offshore drilling rigs, oil and natural gas production, coal fields, refineries, depots, pipelines, exploration, chemical plants, and much more, they have a very different account of Chevron's operations than those offered by the company. They will be in Houston to share their stories of struggles and success and to confront Chevron.  Just days prior to publication of its Annual Report, 18,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from a Chevron operated pipeline in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Louisiana. Chevron has lobbied aggressively to open up more waters to offshore drilling and is right now drilling the deepest offshore oil well in Canada's history at 8,530 feet. Meanwhile, in Alaska, Chevron has been fighting with federal regulators to allow it to continue to use a corroded pipe that has lost more than 60 percent of its wall thickness indefinitely to carry oil from its offshore operations to shore.  Chevron has pushed the boundaries offshore, just as it has pushed them beyond what should be acceptable in its oil, natural gas, and coal operations. Across the globe, Chevron's operations put our climate, security, and the health of our communities at great risk. That is why it's the focus of a growing resistance. ### For more info: http://pitch.pe/63477

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