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Re: Why All The Noise About Mexico's Oil Spill When Worse Goes On In Nd by Nobody: 12:57am On Jun 23, 2010
. . .And some of us have been thinking Lucifer was the Devil, not knowing its the fellow next door. Cry Cry Cry

that would be you supporting and celebrating the barbarians who brought kidnapping to nigeria.thanks to the likes of you, nigeria has become like those south american countries where kidnapping is a mjor industry


it is also ne'er do wells like you that flooded the entire region with arms, which is why we now have robbers attcaking banks with rpgs

and you have the gall to call the rest of Nigerians devils.

effing disgrace to humanity tongue tongue
Re: Why All The Noise About Mexico's Oil Spill When Worse Goes On In Nd by Beaf: 1:05am On Jun 23, 2010
oyb:

that would be you supporting and celebrating the barbarians who brought kidnapping to nigeria.thanks to the likes of you, nigeria has become like those south american countries where kidnapping is a mjor industry

it is also ne'er do wells like you that flooded the entire region with arms, which is why we now have robbers attcaking banks with rpgs

and you have the gall to call the rest of Nigerians devils.

effing disgrace to humanity tongue tongue

You're so funny! Was it the whole of Nigeria that asked to gather ND people in cattle cars and send them to the gas chamber? No it was just you. It is just you that is the Lucifer preparing to gas his mum, dad and little baby. They will die in your gas chamber, not Niger Delta people. grin grin grin
Re: Why All The Noise About Mexico's Oil Spill When Worse Goes On In Nd by Kobojunkie: 2:03am On Jun 23, 2010
[size=13pt]hisses *** [/size]

SEFAGO:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/30/oil-spills-nigeria-niger-delta-shell

According to Nigerian federal government figures, there were more than 7,000 spills between 1970 and 2000, and there are 2,000 official major spillages sites, many going back decades, with thousands of smaller ones still waiting to be cleared up. More than 1,000 spill cases have been filed against Shell alone.

Last month Shell admitted to spilling 14,000 tonnes of oil in 2009. The majority, said the company, was lost through two incidents – one in which the company claims that thieves damaged a wellhead at its Odidi field and another where militants bombed the Trans Escravos pipeline.

Shell, which works in partnership with the Nigerian government in the delta, says that 98% of all its oil spills are caused by vandalism, theft or sabotage by militants and only a minimal amount by deteriorating infrastructure. "We had 132 spills last year, as against 175 on average. Safety valves were vandalised; one pipe had 300 illegal taps. We found five explosive devices on one. Sometimes communities do not give us access to clean up the pollution because they can make more money from compensation," said a spokesman.

"We have a full-time oil spill response team. Last year we replaced 197 miles of pipeline and are using every known way to clean up pollution, including microbes. We are committed to cleaning up any spill as fast as possible as soon as and for whatever reason they occur."

These claims are hotly disputed by communities and environmental watchdog groups. They mostly blame the companies' vast network of rusting pipes and storage tanks, corroding pipelines, semi-derelict pumping stations and old wellheads, as well as tankers and vessels cleaning out tanks.

The scale of the pollution is mind-boggling. The government's national oil spill detection and response agency (Nosdra) says that between 1976 and 1996 alone, more than 2.4m barrels contaminated the environment. "Oil spills and the dumping of oil into waterways has been extensive, often poisoning drinking water and destroying vegetation. These incidents have become common due to the lack of laws and enforcement measures within the existing political regime," said a spokesman for Nosdra.
Re: Why All The Noise About Mexico's Oil Spill When Worse Goes On In Nd by Bawss1(m): 8:10am On Jun 23, 2010
My heavens if what I have been reading here is the best the representatives of the ND can come up with then I think we should give up on this issue.Talk about myopic reasoning! They refuse to accept the fact that they are also responsibile for the sad state of affairs in ND instead they foolishly trump the "we are the innocent victims" card. . . This attitude alone could be the biggest obstacle in achieving any lasting solution.
Re: Why All The Noise About Mexico's Oil Spill When Worse Goes On In Nd by ono(m): 5:48pm On Oct 08, 2010
SapeleGuy:

Bizarrely, I seem to have upset you with the use of the word outlandish.

You can choose to pretend that the Nigerian navy or customs don't exist or that armed forces officials have not been implicated. You will probably also tell us that you did not hear how a 6500 metric tonne vessel African Pride full of crude disappeared right under the noses of our Navy or how 3 rear admirals were sacked.

The most important thing about environmental damage, is stopping the damage. Baruwa, a community in Lagos state is suffering from the neglect of the pipelines. Perhaps only Baruwa has bad pipelines and the ones in the Niger Delta are pristine.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/09/02/oil-pollution-community-cries-out-for-help/comment-page-1/?wpmp_switcher=mobile

Oil is not the only source of damage.

“The flares pump 400 million tons of CO2 annually into the atmosphere. 13% of the gas flared in the world comes from Nigeria alone and stands at about 23 billion cubic meters per year. This quantity is enough to meet Nigeria’s energy needs and leave a healthy balance for export. Through this obnoxious act; the country has lost about $72 billion in revenues for the period 1970-2006 or about $2.5 billion annually.3 All these go up in smoke yearly, leaving death and destruction in its path “. Nnimmo Bassey – ERA.

How can you people, in all conscience argue that gas flaring can be stopped by locals? Now that is outlandish.

The hard facts are Nigerians regardless of where they come from should stand in solidarity and come together to fight this menace instead of fighting one another.


Facts. Pure Facts.
Re: Why All The Noise About Mexico's Oil Spill When Worse Goes On In Nd by DisGuy: 10:33pm On Oct 08, 2013
and the beat goes.....

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