The enemy within : oil in the Niger delta / Fidelis Allen
Language: English Subject(s): Online resources: In: World Policy Journal . -- Vol. 29, nº 4, (Winter 2012-2013)Abstract: Spills have turned parts of the Niger Delta into an uninhabitable oily morass. Ponds and streams once teeming with fish are now lifeless black sludge. Fidelis Allen accuses the Nigerian government and the oil industry of ignoring environmental regulations and putting 30 million people of the Niger Delta at grave risk. Until the people of oil-producing regions gain representation in government or other forms of control over their resources, Allen argues with passion, the governments and oil companies will run roughshod over their rights.Revista R0354 (MAEC -Biblioteca Central)
Spills have turned parts of the Niger Delta into an uninhabitable oily morass. Ponds and streams once teeming with fish are now lifeless black sludge. Fidelis Allen accuses the Nigerian government and the oil industry of ignoring environmental regulations and putting 30 million people of the Niger Delta at grave risk. Until the people of oil-producing regions gain representation in government or other forms of control over their resources, Allen argues with passion, the governments and oil companies will run roughshod over their rights.