The coast of Nigeria near the city of Lagos has just experienced its worst oil spill in more than a decade, thanks to Shell Oil. Around 40,000 barrels of crude were spilled into the Delta at Bonga Field. This spill, which...
Provisional permission to drill oil exploration wells in the Beaufort Sea was given to Shell this week by President Barack Obama's administration. This is despite fierce opposition from environmentalists. This should concern...
In the Niger Delta, oil turns the rivers rainbow. Surrounding communities are engulfed in the emissions from constant natural-gas flaming. Generations that used to survive on fishing are now jobless and wandering —...
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