12D1 Geography
Monday 21 January 2013
Niger Delta - O Lyons
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Oil extraction in the Niger Delta
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UN confirms massive oil pollution in Niger Deltaamnestyinternational
Oil Companies Ordered out of Nigeriantdtv
Socio-economic issues
In 2001 Ogoni village Yaata was made uninhabitable by an oil spill.
2000 people murdered due to their peaceful protests.
90% of Nigeria's GDP comes from oil revenue.
Leaks from pipes cost $10 million a day.
Jobs not given to the local Ogoni people.
The Niger Delta only get 1% of the revenue it produces.
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Environmental Issues
369 spills on average p.a.
500 million tonnes of crude oil lost in spills
gas flaring causes acid rain
mangrove swamps, farmland, fishing grounds destroyed by oil spills
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