(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Steve Donziger is an American attorney known for his legal battles with Chevron, in which he represented over 30,000 farmers and indigenous people who suffered environmental damage and health problems caused by oil drilling in the Lago Agrio oil field of Ecuador. The $9.5 Billion judgement he won against Chevron has never been paid. EPISODE LINKS: - BUY Guest’s Books & Films IN MY AMAZON STORE: https://amzn.to/3RPu952 - Julian Dorey PODCAST MERCH: https://juliandorey.myshopify.com/ - Support our Show on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey - Join our DISCORD: https://discord.gg/3ftDuwXe JULIAN YT CHANNELS: - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP STEVE LINKS: - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/stevendonziger/?hl=en - VICE DOC ON STEVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikneKQAeUp0 - IG FOR FREE DONZIGER: https://www.instagram.com/freedonziger/?hl=en - LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/freedonziger ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Steve Donziger provides backstory on his Ecuador Case against Chevron; Texaco’s Destruction 8:52 - Oil dumping catastrophe; Steve’s 31-Year battle; Steve & team initially file lawsuit 23:42 - Steve’s initial mission trip to Ecuador; Contempt of court arrest; Chevron’s legal team 32:32 - Chevron destroys documents; 3rd World vs US; Donziger relationship w/ Indigenous tribes of Amazon 42:56 - Lengthy court process; Media coverage issues 49:30 - First day of trial in Ecuador; How Ecuador’s legal system works; Chevron & Junk Science 1:00:22 - 60 Minutes piece taken down; Chevron pressure on system; Bribing Judges 1:09:40 - Chevron shareholders; $19 Billion Lawsuit Loss; Chevron refuses to pay 1:18:06 - Steve clears up “Crude” Documentary allegations; Racketeering charge; Oil still there 1:28:22 - The oil’s damage to Amazon Rainforest’s biosphere; Ecuadorian gov controls land 1:35:04 - Future of fossil fuel industry; “Clean Coal”; New York Courts attack Donziger 1:47:40 - Donziger charged 1:54:26 - Raj Rajaratnam’s historic battle against SDNY Prosecutors; Raj’s love for America 2:03:55 - Chevron’s Lawyer serves as prosecutor 2:14:30 - Judge Lewis Kaplan (SDNY) did not like Steve; Steve convicted without a jury 2:23:06 - Collusion against Steve; Middle East War 2:34:22 - Trump; Autoworkers president; Steve disbarred (sham) 2:45:26 - Steve’s assets frozen; Julian Assange & Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) 2:54:24 - Oil Lobby’s firm grip on mainstream; Inside Steve’s memoir 3:01:07 - The importance of podcasting for Steve CREDITS: - Hosted & Produced by Julian D. Dorey - Intro & Episode Edited by Alessi Allaman ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Music via Artlist.io ~ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 194 - Steve Donziger

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