The rupture of this oil pipeline in Nigeria in 2008 killed more than 100 people. In the Gulf of Mexico tragedy, 11 died.
In Nigeria, "oil companies have acted with such impunity and recklessness that much of the region has been devastated by leaks."
"In fact, more oil is spilled from the delta's network of terminals, pipes, pumping stations and oil platforms every year than has been lost in the Gulf of Mexico..."
The Gulf of Mexico disaster "has made headlines round the world. By contrast, little information has emerged about the damage inflicted on the Niger delta. Yet the destruction there provides us with a far more accurate picture of the price we have to pay for drilling oil today."
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“We don’t have an international media to cover us, so nobody cares about it,” said Emman Mbong, a Nigeria official. “Whatever cry we cry is not heard outside of here.”
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