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Garrisoning the global gas station
Challenging the militarization of U.S. energy policy |
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13 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is a guest essay from energy analyst Michael T. Klare. It was originally run on TomDispatch; it is reprinted here with Tom's kind permission. ----- American policymakers have long viewed the protection of overseas oil supplies as an essential matter of 'national security,' requiring the threat of -- and sometimes the use of -- military force. This is now an unquestioned part of American foreign policy. On this basis, the first Bush administration fou ... |
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| Topics: Department of Defense, energy, fossil fuels, Iraq, Nigeria, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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Delta Sigh
American filmmakers arrested in Niger Delta |
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15 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:58 PM on 15 Apr 2008 Four Americans working on the documentary Sweet Crude, about the impact of the petroleum industry on the economy and environment of the Niger Delta, were arrested in Nigeria this weekend and are still being detained. A Nigerian man accompanying them was also seized. Nigeria is Africa's largest oil exporter and the fourth-largest exporter to the United States, and its petroleum industry is infamous for pollut ... |
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| Topics: energy, insanity, movies, news, Nigeria, oil (all these topics) |
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There's Cash in Them There Fires
Oil fires in Nigeria can be source of cash for impoverished residents |
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20 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| There's Cash in Them There Fires Oil fires in Nigeria can be source of cash for impoverished residents Some residents in Nigeria's oil-rich river delta have resorted to setting fires to an oil pipeline to force companies like Shell to pay citizens to enter the area to put out the fire. One of the most recent blazes, which was extinguished only about two weeks ago, raged for 45 days, sickening nearby residents and polluti ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, Nigeria, oil (all these topics) |
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I had no idea
Two crazy environmental stories via podcast |
Maywa Montenegro |
12 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I've been catching up on a backlog of podcasts this week (I haven't used my iPod in weeks; in New York City you almost feel alien if you walk the streets without cables in your ears). From one of my favorites, the NPR Environment podcast, two surprising stories.The first is from their excellent Climate Connections series, created in conjunction with National Geographic. Who knew that Nigeria's natural gas flares are so big they can be viewed from space? As horrify ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy efficiency, natural gas, Nigeria, oil (all these topics) |
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The Station Agent
Chicago Tribune series traces a gasoline fill-up to its source |
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01 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Station Agent Chicago Tribune series traces a gasoline fill-up to its source Told that tracking gasoline from a single gas station back to its sources was impossible, reporter Paul Salopek did it anyway. In compiling a multimedia series for the Chicago Tribune, Salopek sourced gas dispensed at a Marathon station in South Elgin, Ill., to the Gulf Coast, Venezuela, Nigeria, and Iraq. He then ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, Illinois, Iraq, news, Nigeria, Venezuela (all these topics) |
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In the Pipeline of Fire
Pipeline explosion kills up to 200 in Nigeria |
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12 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| In the Pipeline of Fire Pipeline explosion kills up to 200 in Nigeria Between 150 and 200 Nigerians were instantly incinerated when locals siphoning gasoline from an overground pipeline near Lagos, Nigeria, caused an explosion today. Nigeria is the biggest oil producer in Africa and the fourth-largest supplier of crude oil to the U.S.; as a consequence, it's become quite wealthy. But in keeping with the notorious "resource ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, Nigeria, oil (all these topics) |
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Shell Shocked
Nigerian court orders Shell to pay $1.5 billion for pollution |
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27 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Shell Shocked Nigerian court orders Shell to pay $1.5 billion for pollution A Nigerian court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to ante up $1.5 billion in damages to communities in the Niger Delta, citing oil spills that polluted regional rivers, spoiled crops, and poisoned fish. The Friday ruling is a major victory for the region's Ijaw people, who have struggled for over a decade to get comp ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, Nigeria, oil (all these topics) |
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Oil war in Nigeria
Rebels slash production production take hostages in Nigeria. |
Tom Philpott |
21 Feb 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Everyone's favorite fungible commodity is causing some real trouble in Nigeria, where rebels claiming to represent 'ethnic Ijaw communities' are laying siege to property owned by Royal Dutch Shell, the Guardian reports. There's even a hostage crisis brewing: The group of three Americans, two Thais, two Egyptians, a Filipino, and a Briton -- John Hudspith -- were seized by up to 40 gunmen who stormed a pipe-laying barge. In emails to news agencies, the Movement for the ... |
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| Topics: energy, Nigeria, oil (all these topics) |
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The End is Nigeria
Oil pollution, corruption contribute to hostage-taking in Nigeria |
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20 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The End is Nigeria Oil pollution, corruption contribute to hostage-taking in Nigeria In Nigeria, oil, corruption, pollution, and violence have produced a drama rich with 21st-century portent. Last week, militants in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region took four Western oil workers hostage. Their demands include more local control of Nigeria's massive oil wealth -- the proceeds of which typically end up in the ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, Nigeria, oil, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Flare and Balanced
Nigerian judge orders end to Shell's gas flaring |
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15 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Flare and Balanced Nigerian judge orders end to Shell's gas flaring In a surprising victory for activists, a judge in Nigeria has ruled that the practice of gas flaring, wherein oil companies burn off the natural gas produced in oil drilling, violates the human rights of surrounding residents and must be halted immediately. Nigerian activists say the flaring causes respiratory ill ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, natural gas, news, Nigeria (all these topics) |
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Two Chevrons Don't Make a Right
Chevron may have paid agents of Nigerian military to attack villagers |
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04 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Two Chevrons Don't Make a Right Chevron may have paid agents of Nigerian military to attack villagers On Jan. 3, 1999, a number of residents of Opia, Nigeria, visited a Chevron oil rig to demand compensation for fishing gear destroyed by the oil company's operations. On Jan. 4, Nigerian military personnel attacked and burned the villages of Opia and Ikenyan, leaving four villagers dead and at ... |
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| Topics: energy, environmental justice, news, Nigeria, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Royally Screwed
Oil production takes heavy toll on Nigerian villagers |
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10 Dec 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Royally Screwed Oil production takes heavy toll on Nigerian villagers In the oil-rich Niger Delta, an area that produces nearly all of Nigeria's 2.5 million barrels of oil a day, environmental degradation and political and class conflict are the prices of development. While a booming oil business has generated billions of dollars each year for the Nigerian government and oil companies like Royal Dutch/Shell, lit ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, Nigeria, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Don't Ask, Don't Shell
Nigeria Hits Shell With $1.5 Billion Pollution Claim |
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26 Aug 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Don't Ask, Don't Shell Nigeria Hits Shell With $1.5 Billion Pollution Claim The Nigerian parliament has hit Shell with a $1.5 billion claim after the Ijaw tribe of the Niger Delta demanded compensation for health and economic hardship caused by the company's polluting operations. The oil giant admits to 262 oil spill incidents in Nigeria in 2002, and that same year it identified 548 sites in the country that nee ... |
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| Topics: energy, Nigeria, oil, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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The Village Person
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06 Jun 2003 |
Daily Grist |
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| Topics: Africa, Nigeria, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Can You Odigha It?
Nigerian activist Odigha Odigha fights to halt illegal logging |
Michelle Nijhuis |
14 Apr 2003 |
Main Dish |
| In southeastern Nigeria, private logging companies are felling the country's last remaining rainforests. These hardwood forests shelter the highest diversity of primates in the world and some 20 percent of the planet's butterfly species. Odigha Odigha. Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. Odigha Odigha grew up in and around these forests, in the Ijagham community of Cross River State. ... |
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| Topics: deforestation, grassroots activism, interview, logging, Nigeria, rainforests (all these topics) |
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When Push Comes to Chevron
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12 Aug 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| When Push Comes to Chevron In a classic David-and-Goliath battle, women in southern Nigeria are taking on oil giants ChevronTexaco and Royal Dutch/Shell to demand more responsible environmental and social policies. Last week, hundreds of women blocked access to company offices in the latest of a month of all-women protests. The unusual demonstrations are gaining a reputation ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, environmental justice, Nigeria, politics (all these topics) |
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Oil Is Thicker Than Blood
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13 Aug 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Oil Is Thicker Than Blood Police in Nigeria this weekend shot and killed a demonstrator who was protesting against an oil spill at a Royal Dutch/Shell field, reports the independent newspaper ThisDay. Gabriel Ayoko, a 23-year-old student, died accusing Shell of stalling efforts to clean up the spill, which occurred months ago. Protesters said the police, who were escorting a contractor and a ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, Nigeria, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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