Natural Resources Gulf Dispersants: BP and Nalco Play Toxic Roulette Terry J. Allen July 19th, 2010 BP has dumped almost two million gallons of dispersants from Nalco in the Gulf of Mexico that is disguising the extent of the Deepwater spill and the inability of existing technology to mitigate the disaster. Even if BP eventually staunches the hemorrhage of oil, devastating … [Read more...] about Corporate Watch (Sweatshops, Corporate crime, War profiteering, etc.)
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Shell on trial while Nigerians are slaughtered
By Bond, Patrick and Sharife ,Khadijahttp://www.zmag.org/zspace/commentaries/3874"We sometimes feed conflict by the way we award contracts, gain access to land, and deal with community representatives," Shell Nigeria admitted in 2003. It was a modest confession from a corporate giant that has long collaborated with the state to access the Niger Delta's oil and … [Read more...] about Shell on trial while Nigerians are slaughtered
Judge Rejects Last Ditch Attempt by Shell to Stop Human Rights Trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2009 4:15 PM CONTACT: Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)press@ccrjustice.org Ruling Today Orders Royal Dutch Shell to Go to Trial for Complicity in Torture and Killing of Nigerian Protesters May 26, 2009 NEW YORK - April 23 - This afternoon, Judge Kimba Wood of … [Read more...] about Judge Rejects Last Ditch Attempt by Shell to Stop Human Rights Trial