Shell attacked over four-year delay in Niger oil spill clean-up

Guardian: Two large crude oil spills from Shell pipelines in the Niger delta four years ago have still not been cleaned up by the company despite an outcry by the UN, Amnesty International and the Nigerian government about pollution in the area. Shell, which made £19.1bn profit last year, accepted responsiblity and pledged to fully restore the damage done by spills from its rusting pipelines near the Ogoni village of Bodo in 2008. But an assessment has found only small pilot schemes were started and...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/23/shell-attacked-niger-oil-spill-clean-up-delay
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