July 4. U.S. Day of Independence. What’s more ‘American’ than … Chevron Corporation? It’s pretty…
Tag: Niger Delta
A BBC Report: “Shell brought me here …”
In a video posted today on BBC News, the BBC’s International Development Correspondent Mark Doyle…
'The Oil Complex'
Video of a worthwhile lecture (recorded in February this year) by Berkeley geographer Michael Watts breaking…
The Cost of Oil to Nigeria
“Nigeria is the world’s 8th largest producer of crude oil, yet remains one of its…
(S)hell in the Niger Delta
Powerful Amnesty International spot for its campaign around conditions in Nigeria’s Niger Delta where the…
‘A Time Bomb’ in the Niger Delta
The trailer for “Sweet Crude,” a new documentary on the violent and exploitative (for the…
Shell Apologizes to Nigeria
My colleagues at The New School, The Yes Men, punks Shell last week.
All that other good stuff, March 28-April 2, 2010
It’s Friday so here’s some links and stories I have managed not to give the…
NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE
It’s the 49th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence from Britain this weekend. From the outset the…