TweetSweet Crude trailer 2009 Sweet Crude is a documentary film about the Niger Delta of Nigeria — the humanitarian and environmental devastation there in the wake of 50 years of unregulated oil extraction, the history of non-violent protest by Niger Deltans demanding control of their own resources and the emergence of the Movement for the…
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Gas: It’s America’s Crack!
Tweet WARNING: NAUGHTY LANGUAGE Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian, spoofs the misleading television propaganda ads by Big Oil, which attempt to make America feel comfy and cozy about being financially raped. Shill, baby, shill! MUSIC: (c) Joni Mitchell from the CD “Shine” Visit Betty at: www.bettybowers.com
Ken Saro-Wiwa: the struggle continues
Tweet “Hear rare footage of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s last televised interview, juxtaposed with contemporary footage from Channel 4′s Unreported World from the Niger Delta and the creation of a memorial to Saro-Wiwa in London. Also featuring a photomontage of the remember saro-wiwa project and music by Nigerian-European artist and spectacular singer, Nneka. Learn more & get…
Shell ‘played role in activist executions’
TweetThe Anglo-Dutch petrochemicals giant will be accused of asking Nigeria’s military dictatorship to silence Mr Saro-Wiwa and other activists campaigning against ecological damage allegedly brought about by oil extraction. Mr Saro-Wiwa and eight other campaigners were executed by hanging in November 1995 after being found guilty of what were widely seen as trumped up murder…
The Case Against Shell: Landmark Human Rights Trial (Wiwa v. Shell) – 5/26/09
TweetThe Wiwa vs Shell case is scheduled for trial on May 26th, 2009 in federal court in New York City.
HELL – An investigation of context.
TweetThe pump jack breathes life into the oil industry and powers the ambulance that rushes grandma to hospital while simultaneously sucking breath out of communities that supply oil. In what has been termed, “the resource curse,” the paradox of oil is that it fuels economies, wealth, exploitation, environmental degradation, poverty and conflict.
Planet in Peril – Niger Delta Oil
Tweet Planet in Peril 6:16 Lisa Ling travels to the Niger Delta, where the thirst for oil has created a deadly situation.