WUNRN
OIL CRISES IN LIVES OF WOMEN - Health, Work, Income, Food, Safe Water, Land,
Environment, Rights, Nature & Wildlife, Infertility & Birth
Deformities, Survival +
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22 August 2010
UN REPORT & CONTROVERSIAL
DECISION TO EXONERATE
SHELL FOR OIL POLLUTION IN NIGER
DELTA - WOMEN
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Oil giant blamed for 10% of 9m barrels leaked in 40 years
• Report claims rest of leaking oil caused by saboteurs
The UNEP denies it has been
influenced by Shell, which paid for its $10m, three-year study.
An
investigation by the United
Nations will almost entirely exonerate Royal
Dutch Shell for 40 years of oil
pollution in the Niger delta, causing outrage among communities who have long
campaigned to force the multinational to clean up its spills and pay
compensation.
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ISIS International - Women in Action
Publication
Women in a Weary World - Climate
Change & Women in the Global South
Nigeria - Niger River Delta
Direct Link to Full 8-Page Article:
When
Blessing Becomes a Curse in the Niger Delta
by Betty Abah
With
Link to Article - Computer can adjust type size for easier reading.
