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Nine children win case to stop gas flaring in Ecuadorian Amazon

An appeals court judge has ruled that the Ecuadorian oil industry’s long-permitted practice of gas flaring – dubbed “flares of death” by local residents...
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Human Welfare

Firm advocates use of gas flare, oil pollution fines to compensate victims

The law firm of Ntephe, Smith and Wills (NSW) has called for channeling of gas flare and oil pollution fines to ameliorate adverse effects...
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Pollution

Alleged environmental degradation: ECOWAS court fixes Oct. 27 for $37bn damages suit

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed Oct. 27, 2020 to hear a $37 billion suit in damages filed by 11 persons representing the...
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Govt committed to elimination of gas flaring by 2021, says Sylva

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the Federal Government is committed to ensuring the elimination of gas flaring from Nigeria’s...
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Sustainable Devpt

Ending gas flaring, building mini refineries

There are two oily stories that should catch our attention. One is about designing and fabrication of a refinery at a Nigerian university and...
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Sustainable Devpt

Putting a halt to Nigeria’s atrocious gas flaring

Gas flaring is the obnoxious practice of burning natural gas associated with crude oil extraction (or associated gas). To use the words of Joseph...
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World Bank’s gas flare-out initiative criticised

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has urged the Federal Government to be wary of a World Bank initiative to stop...
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Bassey: My memories, hopes for Ogoniland

In the spirit of the third year anniversary of the release of the report on Ogoniland by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nnimmo...
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Disaster Risk Management

Explosion rocks Shell gas plant in Bayelsa

Multiple explosions were on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, reported at the gas processing plant operated by the Shell Petroleum...
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Land Degradation

Presidency meeting on lithium a repeat of same mistakes of oil extraction – Groups

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) and the Neighborhood Environment Watch (NEW) Foundation have expressed worry over the noticeable absence...
Pollution

Environmental justice groups sound alarm over risks of South Africa’s offshore oil and gas project

The Green Connection and Natural Justice on Friday, May 10, 2024, submitted comments on the revised Environmental Impact Assessment report...

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Disaster Risk Management

Explosion rocks Shell gas plant in Bayelsa

Multiple explosions were on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, reported...
Land Degradation

Presidency meeting on lithium a repeat of same mistakes of oil extraction – Groups

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) and the Neighborhood Environment...

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