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Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened

  • Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in a national park, but a year later, no actions have been taken to halt operations.
  • The government is requesting a five-year extension for state-run Petroecuador to shut down its oil activities.
  • Juan Bay, president of NAWE, stated, “There has been no political will to guarantee the rights of the Ecuadorian people that the ballot boxes decided.
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Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened

Voters in Ecuador last year approved a referendum to keep some 700 million barrels of crude oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park.

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Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened

Voters in Ecuador last year approved a referendum to keep some 700 million barrels of crude oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park

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Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened

Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Voters in Ecuador last year approved a referendum to keep some 700 million barrels of crude oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park. When they did it, they were intent on protecting a haven for biodiversity and a home for Indigenous peoples in the heart of Ecuador’s share of the Amazon. But a year later, the government hasn’t moved to end drilling by the state-run oil company. What’s more, they’ve reque…

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Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — It’s been a year since the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling in a national park in the heart of the country’s share of […]

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Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — It's been a year since the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling in a national park in the heart of the country's share of the Amazon, and nothing has been done to start shutting down operations.

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Ecuador’s citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn’t happened

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — It’s been a year since the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling in a national park in the heart of the country’s share of the Amazon, and nothing has been done to start shutting down operations. For supporters of the shutdown, that’s not even the worst part: the government is now seeking a five-year extension for the state-run oil company to get out. The Waorani people, an Indigenous group whose territory overlaps…

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