July 4. U.S. Day of Independence. What’s more ‘American’ than … Chevron Corporation? It’s pretty much always in th…
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 is shown in a he…
'The Oil Complex'
Video of a worthwhile lecture (recorded in February this year) by Berkeley geographer Michael Watts breaking down the wo…
The Cost of Oil to Nigeria
“Nigeria is the world’s 8th largest producer of crude oil, yet remains one of its poorest nations — an…
(S)hell in the Niger Delta
Powerful Amnesty International spot for its campaign around conditions in Nigeria’s Niger Delta where the oil spil…
'A Time Bomb' in the Niger Delta
Trailer for “Sweet Crude,” a new documentary on the violent and exploitative (for the local population) poli…
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 proper treatment to this week. *…
NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE
It’s the 49th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence from Britain this weekend. From the outset the colonial …