Oil spill at Goi Creek, Nigeria, August 2010. Photo source: ©© Friends Of The Earth
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Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth Tuesday said they had filed an official complaint against Anglo-Dutch firm Shell for shirking responsibility for oil spills in Nigeria and wreaking havoc on the environment…
Shell oil execs face tough questions in Dutch parliament on dirty operations in Nigeria
Shell executives defended their much-criticized operation in the Niger Delta before Dutch lawmakers on Wednesday but said the company will not pay compensation for pollution caused by sabotage and vowed to fight a $100 million fine imposed by a Nigerian court for a 40-year-old oil spill.
Coastal Devastation We Don’t Hear About, Nigeria, in Coastal Care
Nigerian Oil, National Geographic
Nigeria: World Oil Pollution Capital, BBC
Youtube Video: Niger Delta’s Oil Spill Victims
Away from the cameras, thousands in the Niger Delta, continue to battle for any compensation from numerous oil spills. Yvonne Ndege reports on the legal battle against foreign oil companies from the southern state of Bayelsa. Bayelsa State is a coastal state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State. Its capital is Yenagoa.
