In Ecuador, a billion of its rainforest oil was extracted by Texaco. Texaco used the foreign land as a way to not enforce regulations enforced in the United States. After mining, Texaco dumped the waste into the environment and contaminated the rainforest. The waste is known to contain carcinogens, and carcinogens have been released into native water supplies. The natives became ill and many developed cancer. Furthermore, according to the film, this was done deliberately by Texaco to save money