Nigeria loses 300,000 barrels of oil daily
‘Nigeria loses 300,000 barrels of oil daily’, by Roseline Okere, The Guardian Nigeria, Monday, 04 July 2011 Former Special Adviser to the President on Petroleum Matters, Dr. Emmanuel Egbogah, photo:...
View ArticleBig Oil Welfare
By ThinkProgress War Room, Jul 6, 2011 Reprinted from Think Progress from the Center for American Progress GOP Tax Giveaway of the Day: Big Oil Subsidies Oil from a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline is...
View ArticleCongress needs to end its dependence on oil money
Congress needs to end its dependence on all special interest money by David Donnelly, national campaigns director for Public Campaign Action Fund, and Steve Kretzmann, executive director of Oil Change...
View ArticleVictory for Nigerian Villagers re: Shell Oil spills
Shell accepts liability for two oil spills in Nigeria By John Vidal Wednesday 3 August 2011 Reposted from guardian.co.uk Oil giant faces a bill of hundreds of millions of dollars following class action...
View ArticleOil-polluted Ogoniland could become environmental model
Nigeria: Oil-polluted Ogoniland could become environmental model UN says clean-up operation following two massive oil spills in the Niger Delta could benefit other African countries developing their...
View ArticleNigeria could lose billions under new oil law
by Ben Amunwa Reposted from Platform, August 17, 2011 Today, the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) warned that Nigeria stands to lose billions of dollars in oil revenue...
View ArticleFresh oil spill seen near Shell pipeline in Niger Delta
In the wake of the first report cataloging the widespread oil spill damage in the Niger Delta reports of a new spill emerge. Fresh oil spill seen near Shell pipeline in Nigeria’s restive southern oil...
View ArticleOil transparency law could be a boon for US taxpayers
Interior Department says Dodd-Frank Provision – “Could be Very Useful” By Ian Gary, August 18th, 2011 Reposted from Oxfam America Last year, when Oxfam and allies were celebrating the passage of the...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court to hear Nigeria-Shell rights case
17 October 2011 Re-posted from AFP WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court said Monday it will consider a lawsuit accusing Royal Dutch Shell of human rights abuses, a case that could make companies liable...
View ArticleClimate change threatens fishing and farming communities in Nigeria
News Segments Wed, 11/23/2011 – 15:09 Reposted from Free Speech Radio News Year: 2011 Length: 5:30 minutes (5.03 MB) Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR) Play audio Nations are gathering in Durban,...
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