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It was a slow news week for the Colombian petroleum workers union (USO). The only item was this one about the USO taking up the environmental cause against Ecopetrol. Forgive our cynicism but we doubt if the USO has suddenly to the cause of clean water. More likely they are looking for leverage on some other issue or it is part of a broader strategy to disconnect the industry from the community. The irony of course is that MinMinas Federico Renjifo went to the same area within the past few weeks and praised Ecopetrol’s environmental management.