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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 |
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| 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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