Everyone blames shell for the oil spills in the Niger Delta, people have ignored the other things that could be causing these oil spills. Shell will not leave oil spills unattended for as long as they are on purpose because this is costing them a lot of money. For 5 years more than 70% of oil spills have been caused by vandalism of pipelines by militants. The UN released information about this in June 2010 stating that vandalism plays a large role in the environmental pollution of Niger Delta.
By 2009 98% by volume of oil spills in SPDC sites were caused by vandals, while 2% was shells fault. This proves shell should not be blamed for everything as militants play their role in the environmental pollution of the Niger Delta. Shell is willing to clean up the oil spills before they get out of hand but they are stopped by community members looking for large compensations or clean up contracts. Shell should not be blamed for all the damage done to the people and the land of the Niger Delta, instead the militants vandalizing pipe lines, and stealing fuel from shell pipes should be dealt with. If this is the rate of oil spills and environmental degradation will go down, shell can be blamed for any environmental pollution that happens then.
link: http://www.shell.com/home/content/environment_society/society/nigeria/spills/
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