Stop Gas Flaring in Nigeria

END GAS FLARING!

http://allafrica.com/stories/200506300525.html

Excerpts:  "For many years, we have been living with continuous flaring of gas from TotalFinaElf. Our farmlands have been polluted. We labour hard to plant but little comes out. Our roofs are corroded. Our air is polluted. Our children are sick. Even the rainwater we drink is contaminated with black soot from the gas flares. We cannot continue with this suffering. We need to take legal action to protect ourselves, our children and our future"

He said more gas was flared in Nigeria than anywhere else in the world, and flaring in the country has contributed more greenhouse gas emissions than all other sources in sub-Saharan Africa combined. According to him Bassey during a press briefing in Benin City, gas flaring has been prohibited under environmental regulations since 1984.

He said the annual financial loss to Nigeria from gas flares has been put at about US $2.5 billion, while over two-thirds of the population have been impoverished, living on less than $1 a day.

"Everyone agrees that gas flaring should stop because it is bad for people's health and the environment. Nevertheless, the oil companies continue to prolong it. Last month, Shell announced that it would not abide by its commitment to end gas flaring by 2008. Shell's decision to continue to ruin people's life for more years is totally unacceptable".

Little patience. It will end come 2008.

Lets hope that with the privatization of the power and engergy industry, gas flaring will be reduced. I know for sure that natural gas could form the basis for generating electricity as the case in Egbin Thermal station in Lagos. yes agreed that the law says that igas flaring should stop by 2008, but we don't need the law to impell the oil companies to stop flaring, they could sell to the private power holding companies. That way, they make money from such gas.

Just encourage BPE to privatise Nepa and see what will happen