http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/ecuador-high-court-upholds-chevron-pollution-verdict-halves-fine/article15427677/

The Globe and Mail, November 13, 2013

It is stories like these that make big corporations look bad. It is evident that you cannot always believe what is in the news, because you don’t get the whole story and the bits and pieces you do get are potentially biased. Important to note is the fact that the rainforest is one of the most essential biomes in the world, as well as the most rapidly shrinking biome. Most of our modern day medication and cures have been discovered in the rainforest, and we haven’t even begun to skim the surface. The rainforest is the second biggest carbon sink in the world, without it, global warming will increase at an even faster rate. From a business standpoint, Chevron moving operations to South America makes sense, because there labor is cheaper and they do not have as strict of laws as they do in the U.S. This prompts the moral question of what is right? There is a difference between what is legal and what is right. While taking a geography course, it became apparent that in order to change something, people and companies who are harming the environment must be fined, so much that it hurts, and in the future, they will think twice. Social responsibility is the key to making change happen, through awareness, large corporations can be part of this change. Companies, such as Chevron, have the responsibility to make decisions not based solely on what is legal, but what is right.