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		<title>Legal Oil, Ethical Oil and Profiteering in the Niger Delta and the Canadian North</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this guest blog post, Professor Anna Zalik of York University Canada explores how governments and multinationals criminalise protest and gloss over the environmental injustices of oil extraction. Q: What does the Canadian Government’s fury at opponents of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline have to do with the Nigerian &#8216;legaloil&#8217; campaign? A: Both positions are about justifying private profits and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shell&#8217;s Bonga oil spill hits Nigerian communities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click on the image to view the full video from NTD Shell’s major oil spill at the offshore Bonga facility in Nigeria is threatening the livelihoods of at least 13 different coastal communities, reports Reuters. As thick crude oil continues washing up on Nigeria’s shoreline, Shell is denying responsibility and claims that “non-Bonga oil” from a third party [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remembersarowiwa.com/shells-bonga-oil-spill-hits-nigerian-communities/</link>
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		<title>Shell oil spill worst in a decade, says Nigerian regulator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s oil spill agency, NOSDRA, says that Shell’s Bonga oil spill “is likely the worst in a decade.” Peter Idabor of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency told The Associated Press on Thursday that oil from the spill in Shell&#8217;s Bonga field has spread to roughly 100 nautical miles. Idabor said he expects [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remembersarowiwa.com/shell-oil-spill-worst-in-a-decade-says-nigerian-regulator/</link>
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		<title>Sattelite images of Shell&#8217;s massive oil spill in Nigeria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Bonga oil field, one of Shell&#8217;s largest offshore oil facilities was shut down on Tuesday 20 December after a massive oil spill. The cause? It appears to be a combination of human error and / or equipment failure. What the BBC describes as &#8220;leak during a transfer of oil to a tanker&#8221; led to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Fighting the Oil Giant, at The Phoenix Artists Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is a message from Lifelines who are organising a great event in memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa. &#8220;Dear Friends, We have a remarkable line up for Lifelines&#8217; next gig, Fighting The Oil Giant, to be held at The Phoenix Artists Club , off Charing X Rd on Wednesday 30th November at 7.30pm. John Haynes is the winner of the Costa Award [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protest Exposes Shell&#8217;s Grim Record on Human Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night Shell came face to face with its grim record on human rights in Nigeria at a corporate event for London&#8217;s bright young entrepreneurs. Protesters in haunting costumes from London Rising Tide stormed the Shell Live Wire event, unfurling a large banner and distributing leaflets to event attendees. Watch the video by you and i films here: The protest coincides with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remembersarowiwa.com/protest-exposes-shells-grim-record-on-human-rights/</link>
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		<title>Own Up, Clean Up, Pay Up: Amnesty&#8217;s new report on Shell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International today demanded that Shell immediately pay $1 billion towards an initial clean up fund for the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta, a scheme recommended by the UN this August. A new report today published by Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) has called on Shell to accept responsibility [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remembersarowiwa.com/own-up-clean-up-pay-up-amnestys-new-report-on-shell/</link>
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		<title>A quick plug for our new (and beautiful) printed reports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Counting the Cost, Platform&#8217;s new report on Shell Nigeria, is now available in print! Please buy your copy here. The report looks and feels incredible, thanks to our amazing designers at Ultimate Holding Company. Buying a copy of the report enables Platform to do more campaigning for human rights and corporate accountability in Nigeria. Your support is already [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remembersarowiwa.com/a-quick-plug-for-our-new-and-beautiful-printed-reports/</link>
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		<title>TAKE ACTION: Demand corporate accountability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Global Greengrants Fund has set  up an online petition calling on Shell to immediately clean up its appalling pollution in the Niger Delta and end its daily human rights abuses. The action has collected over 14,900 signatures since Wednesday 19 October. Let&#8217;s see if we can hit 20,000 by the end of the week! Please sign the petition now. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remembersarowiwa.com/take-action-demand-corporate-accountability/</link>
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s Dirty and Dangerous Tar Sands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the pro-tar sands lobby group pounced on Platform&#8217;s new research on Nigeria to justify Canada&#8217;s &#8220;blood oil&#8221;, we were disgusted. Here is my blog response in The Huffington Post Canada. (Note they changed the title from &#8216;tar sands&#8217; to the more innocuous &#8216;oil sands&#8217;). Canada&#8217;s Dirty and Dangerous Oil Sands EthicalOil.org has a reputation for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://remembersarowiwa.com/canadas-dirty-and-dangerous-tar-sands/</link>
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