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Havana · 17 maart 2006, 12:18

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Greenpeace exposes Shell's pollution record

By Pip Hinman
A two-month long oil spill in the south-eastern part of the Niger delta in Nigeria is wrecking havoc on the local population and ecology. To date, the operating company, Royal Dutch Shell, has done nothing to stop the flow. Greenpeace says that this is yet another example of the malpractice of this giant petrochemical company which likes to masquerade as environmentally responsible.
The oil spill from Shell's Korokoro pumping station in the Ogoni region has brought the oil giant's double standards to international attention, but according to Greenpeace's Andrea Goodall, it only touches the surface of the company's environmental and social destruction in the country.
The Oil Spill Intelligence Report, a 10-year spill record commissioned by Greenpeace, has revealed that Shell's major spills in Nigeria total a massive 7.4 million litres. Of the major spills from Shell operations in over 100 countries worldwide, 40% occurred in Nigeria, according to the report. Shell is the world's second biggest company in terms of sales ($US107,000 million) after General Motors ($US125,000 million).
The spill, which continues to bubble into a near-by stream is devastating Ogoni farmland and costing communities their water supply Goodall said. “The air stinks. The few fish left from spills before it are dying. Vegetation is coated with oil, then killed by oil.”
The oil-rich Niger Delta is a catchment area for over 20 river systems. Six million people depend on the Niger Delta's fertile fishing grounds and agricultural land. As only 30% of the Delta is unaffected by heavy flooding, the remaining land has to support a concentrated population.
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17 maart 2006, 12:18	#6
Havana Europees Commissaris Geregistreerd: 10 februari 2006 Berichten: 6.810	[SIZE=1]maar langs de andere kant.. http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/1993/112/112p3a.htm][/SIZE] Greenpeace exposes Shell's pollution record By Pip Hinman A two-month long oil spill in the south-eastern part of the Niger delta in Nigeria is wrecking havoc on the local population and ecology. To date, the operating company, Royal Dutch Shell, has done nothing to stop the flow. Greenpeace says that this is yet another example of the malpractice of this giant petrochemical company which likes to masquerade as environmentally responsible. The oil spill from Shell's Korokoro pumping station in the Ogoni region has brought the oil giant's double standards to international attention, but according to Greenpeace's Andrea Goodall, it only touches the surface of the company's environmental and social destruction in the country. The Oil Spill Intelligence Report, a 10-year spill record commissioned by Greenpeace, has revealed that Shell's major spills in Nigeria total a massive 7.4 million litres. Of the major spills from Shell operations in over 100 countries worldwide, 40% occurred in Nigeria, according to the report. Shell is the world's second biggest company in terms of sales ($US107,000 million) after General Motors ($US125,000 million). The spill, which continues to bubble into a near-by stream is devastating Ogoni farmland and costing communities their water supply Goodall said. “The air stinks. The few fish left from spills before it are dying. Vegetation is coated with oil, then killed by oil.” The oil-rich Niger Delta is a catchment area for over 20 river systems. Six million people depend on the Niger Delta's fertile fishing grounds and agricultural land. As only 30% of the Delta is unaffected by heavy flooding, the remaining land has to support a concentrated population. [SIZE=1]] [/SIZE]