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Paying Ecuador To Not Drill The Yasuni: Extortion Or Sound Conservation Practice?

Stephen recently posted about how Ecuador Will Receive $3.6 Billion to Not Drill for Oil . This is a controversial subject that TreeHugger has been covering for a couple of years; many have suggested that it is akin to blackmail, with Ecuador extorting money to leave the oil under what is supposed to be a national park. Hence posts with titles like Ecuador Says Show Me the … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Paying Ecuador To Not Drill The Yasuni: Extortion Or Sound Conservation Practice?

Allred to Alleged Extortionist: How Dare You

Filed under: Celebrity Justice , David Letterman Gloria Allred is pissed that the lawyer for the man accused of extorting money from David Letterman has filed legal docs saying Allred and Rachel Uchitel did essentially the same thing.Allred told TMZ that Robert Halderman’s lawyer, Gerald Shargel, … Permalink

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Allred to Alleged Extortionist: How Dare You