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Nnimmo Bassey
Information about this person was last updated on Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
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[-said]: Workers were trying to contain the gas pressure and they didn't succeed,
AP 16-JAN-12
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[-told]: We are concerned this will have a major impact on the ocean, on the coastline, as well as on fisheries,
bbc 23-DEC-11
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[ said]: The area in which this spill occurred is a very special area for the bonga fish, that provides protein for most of West Africa,
bbc 23-DEC-11
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[ said]: Shell says 40,000 barrels were spilled and production was shut but we do not trust them because past incidents show that the company consistently under-reports the amounts and impacts of its carelessness,
guardian 22-DEC-11
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[ said]: Delaying real action until 2020 is a crime of global proportions,
euractiv 20-DEC-11
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[ said]: Developed countries, led by the United States, accelerated the demolition of the world’s international framework for fair and urgent climate action. And developing countries have been bullied and forced into accepting an agreement that could be a suicide pill for the world,
reliefWeb 13-DEC-11
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[ said]: Delaying real action until 2020 is a crime of global pro-portions,
pambazuka 12-DEC-11
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[ said]: Rich countries must hear loud and clear that Africa won't pay for their crisis. Developed countries are trying to kill the Kyoto Protocol. They want to turn back the clock to 1997 and shift responsibility for the climate crisis they created onto the developing countries already bearing the brunt of climate change. Anything less than strong legally-binding emissions reductions for developed countries under a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol must be understood for what it is - a mandate to burn
allafrica 08-DEC-11
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[ said]: Rich countries must hear loud and clear that Africa won’t pay for their crisis. Developed countries are trying to kill the Kyoto Protocol. They want to turn back the clock to 1997 and shift responsibility for the climate crisis they created onto the developing countries already bearing the brunt of climate change. Anything less than strong legally-binding emissions reductions for developed countries under a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol must be understood for what it is – a mandate to b
reliefWeb 07-DEC-11
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[ said]: We don't want Africa to be cooked, we don't want Africa to be roasted, we don't want Africa to be boiled, we demand, we the people of Africa, demand that our leaders should hear us,
voanews 03-DEC-11
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[ said]: We are already one week into the talks and still there has been no discussion on the most important issue here in Durban: when and with what level of urgency the rich industrialised countries who are responsible for the climate crisis are going to reaffirm their commitment to legally binding emissions cuts in line with science and equity. So far, developed countries acted in the interests of their multinationals and financial elites. The world’s eyes are now on the governments of Africa to show leadership
reliefWeb 02-DEC-11
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[ said]: Durban could be where the greatest crime against humanity is committed. The blind greed and self-interest of developed countries could literally pass a death sentence on the people of Africa,
7thspace 29-NOV-11
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[ said]: Durban could be where the greatest crime against humanity is committed. The blind greed and self-interest of developed countries could literally pass a death sentence on the peoples of Africa
reliefWeb 22-NOV-11
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[-said]: The Niger Delta is a dead environment,
AP 02-NOV-11
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[ said]: The authorities must properly investigate the spill incidents of the last three weeks in the Ikarama community and concerned groups and environmental organisations must be part of this process. In addition, Shell should identify the contractors and staff who are instigating pipeline ruptures in Ikarama
guardian 25-AUG-11
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[ said]: I'm not optimistic that the multinationals and government will change their ways of operating,
sciencemag 11-AUG-11
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[ said]: The $1bn initial restoration fund that the report has proposed is negligible compared with the mammoth ecological disaster caused by Shell,
guardian 09-AUG-11
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[ said]: The report finally confirms what we have been saying all these years; that the entire Niger Delta region, not just Ogoni land, has been severely damaged due to oil exploitation,
vanguardngr 06-AUG-11
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[ says]: The truth is that the oil companies and the governors are locked in unholy matrimony,
ipsnews 07-APR-11
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[-told]: To say that the sector is transparent is being more than economical with the truth,
ipsnews 07-APR-11
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[-says]: The regime of responsibility has been so well entrenched and there's the military backing for what the oil companies are doing, the govenment is behind them.
allafrica 11-FEB-11
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[ said]: We are doing a lot of grassroots training and mobilisation and there are a lot of new groups coming up,
allafrica 11-FEB-11
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[said:]: We monitor spills regularly and our observations often contradict information produced by Shell. Several studies have placed the bulk of the blame for oil spills in the Niger Delta on the doorsteps of the oil companies; particularly Shell. It should take its responsibility and clean up the mess it made in our country.
ngrguardiannews 25-JAN-11
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[ said]: Several studies have placed the bulk of the blame for oil spills in the Niger Delta on the doorsteps of the oil companies, particularly Shell,
news 25-JAN-11
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