An oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river. It's upended livelihoods in the fishing and farming communities in part of the Niger Delta, which has long endured environmental pollution caused by the oil industry. While spills are frequent in the region, activists call this “one of the worst in the last 16 years.” Activists describe water surfaces blighted by oil sheens and dead fish mired in sticky crude. Regulators say the spill has been contained but a further response to control its impact has been stalled, blaming protesting residents. Shell says it's taking “actions that may be necessary for the safety of environment, people and equipment.”
  • Mateo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Greenwash your way out of this one, assholes!

    In my mind, if your operation has a potential impact on the environment, then: everything that happens while you are there is your fault. The people of Nigeria have been impoverished because of this nonsense; it’s no wonder some of them are trying to take back any little thing they can. I hate that this is happening at all. Fuck Shell, and fuck all corporations like them. They lied about greenhouses gasses, and they have stolen the birthright of every individual in every country they have occupied. They are a blight upon the earth.