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New shop in Ecuador features all Sunbrella fabrics
2010-07-20 16:00:00| Glen Raven, Inc.
Sunbrella fabrics are continuing to grow in popularity in South America as evidenced by a newly opened fabrics shop in Quito, Ecuador that specializes in Sunbrella fabrics.
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EU: Flags concerns over tariff system changes by Ecuador
2010-07-09 12:59:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The European Union (EU) has voiced its concerns about changes in Ecuador's tariff system from an ad valorem system to a mixed system.
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Ecuador: Chevron says expert biased in cleanup case
2010-02-10 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Chevron Corp. has stepped up its offensive against a group that says the oil giant poisoned sections of the Amazon rain forest. After spending months discrediting the political and legal system in Ecuador, where a court is considering a fine against the company, Chevron now claims that a court-appointed expert gave biased testimony in the case. The expert, Richard Cabrera, could not be reached for comment Wednesday. But lawyers representing people affected by the pollution said ...
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Ecuador looks to have chosen ISDB-T
2009-12-14 17:10:00| Digital TV News
According to the newsletter Telesintese, the government of Ecuador has chosen the Japanese-Brazilian ISDB-T variant as its standard for digital terrestrial broadcasting. An official announcement is expected this month.
Ecuador: Chevron expects to lose $27B suit but will refuse to pay damages
2009-07-22 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Chevron Corp. expects to lose a multibillion dollar environmental lawsuit in Ecuador but has no intention of paying damages and will continue to fight for "decades", reports the Wall Street Journal. The oil giant is facing up to $27 billion in damages for large-scale pollution caused in Ecuador by Texaco, a firm it acquired in 2001. Texaco's environmental liabilities were well established at the time of its acquisition by Chevron: the company fought a class-action suit filed by 30,000 ...