Total claims it can make up for the biodiversity impacts of drilling in Uganda’s largest national park by preserving biodiversity elsewhere, but local advocates aren’t buying it.
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Nearly 30 Years After the Ogoni 9 Tragedy, Nigerians Are Still Resisting Oil Colonialism
Shell announced in late 2023 that it would be shutting down all of its onshore activities in Nigeria and concentrating its efforts offshore. It leaves behind poisoned water, multiple political and economic crises, and a country that is measurably worse off today than when its oil industry began. Meanwhile the government continues to target environmental […]
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S8, Ep7 | The Global Oil Rush
What’s happening in Guyana is happening throughout the Global South.
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S3, Ep7 | The Global Oil Rush
How the global oil rush is playing out elsewhere in the world.
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Debunking the “Moral Case” for Fossil Fuels
Data doesn’t back up the fossil fuel industry’s claim that it helps countries in need of development funding.
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2022 Meeting Minutes from Energy Charter Conference.
These meeting minutes chronicle the ECT Secretariat’s efforts to court various new signatories in Africa, including Nigeria, The Gambia, Senegal and Eswatini.
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Zimbabwe Critical Infrastructure law proposal
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2019, call for public comment.