Comments on: The Shell web chat http://blog.protectthehuman.com/shell-break-silence-on-the-niger-delta/ Taking action together for Human Rights Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:15:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Louise Brookes http://blog.protectthehuman.com/shell-break-silence-on-the-niger-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Louise Brookes Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:37:52 +0000 http://blog.protectthehuman.com/?p=291#comment-1630 I also adressed them about how or whether they will clean up the water supplies affected by their pollution which they did not answer, other than as a general answer to my other questions. Their answer was always about how much money they have put in (which is a drop in the ocean from what they get out) and the programes etc they have done, and how they work with the government but they didn't 'answer' to my satisfaction. Understanding that the oil industry has plans well into the future ( buying oil fields which will be ready in twenty-fifty years time) I can see they have only the intention to do what they can to minimise risks to health (environmental and physical), but that they will not have this as a priority, their priority will always be profit as that is the nature of business. they have been acting with impunity for fifty years, can we stop this? Yes. I also adressed them about how or whether they will clean up the water supplies affected by their pollution which they did not answer, other than as a general answer to my other questions. Their answer was always about how much money they have put in (which is a drop in the ocean from what they get out) and the programes etc they have done, and how they work with the government but they didn’t ‘answer’ to my satisfaction. Understanding that the oil industry has plans well into the future ( buying oil fields which will be ready in twenty-fifty years time) I can see they have only the intention to do what they can to minimise risks to health (environmental and physical), but that they will not have this as a priority, their priority will always be profit as that is the nature of business. they have been acting with impunity for fifty years, can we stop this? Yes.

]]> By: amy http://blog.protectthehuman.com/shell-break-silence-on-the-niger-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-1629 amy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:11:54 +0000 http://blog.protectthehuman.com/?p=291#comment-1629 Shell team member 1 We're getting a few off-subject questions on fuels, on Shell activities in European countries, etc. We'll not respond to those now, but will pass them on to our appropriate colleagues so they can get back to you. Shell team member 1
We’re getting a few off-subject questions on fuels, on Shell activities in European countries, etc. We’ll not respond to those now, but will pass them on to our appropriate colleagues so they can get back to you.

]]> By: Rosamond Brown http://blog.protectthehuman.com/shell-break-silence-on-the-niger-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 Rosamond Brown Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:04:57 +0000 http://blog.protectthehuman.com/?p=291#comment-1628 Has the site of the oil spill in Bodo Creek, which, according to the Bodo community, took place on 28 August 2008, been cleaned up yet? According to the Environmental Guidelines and Standards for the Petroleum Industriy in Nigeria, issued by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), clean-up should commence within 24 hours of the occurence of the spill. These government guidelines also stipulate that for all waters ‘there shall be no visible sheen after the first 30 days of the occurrence of the spill no matter the extent of the spill’. TShell reports that they were informed of the spill on 5 October 2008, but the leak was not stopped until 7 November, and by May 2009 the site had still not been cleaned up. This delay has caused even more dire environmental consequences – the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development reported that ‘the creek is dead’ on viewing the damage caused – damage recorded by video footage they took. Children report lesions and sore eyes from the creek water. Why, then, has Shell not taken further action to fully clean the site? Has the site of the oil spill in Bodo Creek, which, according to the Bodo community, took place on 28 August 2008, been cleaned up yet? According to the Environmental Guidelines and Standards for the Petroleum Industriy in Nigeria, issued by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), clean-up should commence within 24 hours of the occurence of the spill. These government guidelines also stipulate that for all waters ‘there shall be no visible sheen after the first 30 days of the occurrence of the spill no matter the extent of the spill’. TShell reports that they were informed of the spill on 5 October 2008, but the leak was not stopped until 7 November, and by May 2009 the site had still not been cleaned up. This delay has caused even more dire environmental consequences – the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development reported that ‘the creek is dead’ on viewing the damage caused – damage recorded by video footage they took. Children report lesions and sore eyes from the creek water. Why, then, has Shell not taken further action to fully clean the site?

]]> By: Mike Blakemore http://blog.protectthehuman.com/shell-break-silence-on-the-niger-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 Mike Blakemore Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:00:22 +0000 http://blog.protectthehuman.com/?p=291#comment-1627 Shell says it wants to look to the future. What, specifically, will it do to address what’s happened in the past and to restore people’s faith in Shell going forward? Shell says it wants to look to the future. What, specifically, will it do to address what’s happened in the past and to restore people’s faith in Shell going forward?

]]> By: Emmanuel http://blog.protectthehuman.com/shell-break-silence-on-the-niger-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-1626 Emmanuel Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:54:15 +0000 http://blog.protectthehuman.com/?p=291#comment-1626 How does shell explain the fact that, there is always conflict in all the areas of its operations in Nigeria?. How does shell explain the fact that, there is always conflict in all the
areas of its operations in Nigeria?.

]]> By: Paulinus http://blog.protectthehuman.com/shell-break-silence-on-the-niger-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-1625 Paulinus Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:25:25 +0000 http://blog.protectthehuman.com/?p=291#comment-1625 Can you explain your level of implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)and its impact at the community level in the Niger Delta? What is Shell's position on the military attack on ordinary citizens in the creeks of the Nger Delta? What is Shell doing to ensure that the Nigerian Government respect, protect and fulfill her obligation under international human rights instruments and international humanitarian law, including her constions and legislations on human rights as regards the people in the creeks of the Niger Delta? Can you explain your level of implementation of the Voluntary Principles
on Security and Human Rights (VPs)and its impact at the community level in
the Niger Delta?

What is Shell’s position on the military attack on ordinary citizens in the
creeks of the Nger Delta?

What is Shell doing to ensure that the Nigerian Government respect, protect
and fulfill her obligation under international human rights instruments and
international humanitarian law, including her constions and legislations on
human rights as regards the people in the creeks of the Niger Delta?

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]]> By: Amnesty wants you to join a chat TODAY with Shell over human rights violation in Niger Delta | Design Website http://blog.protectthehuman.com/shell-break-silence-on-the-niger-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-1622 Amnesty wants you to join a chat TODAY with Shell over human rights violation in Niger Delta | Design Website Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:14:06 +0000 http://blog.protectthehuman.com/?p=291#comment-1622 [...] We’re gathering people’s questions to hold Shell to account on the issues highlighted. Challenge Shell in a live web chat [...] [...] We’re gathering people’s questions to hold Shell to account on the issues highlighted. Challenge Shell in a live web chat [...]

]]> By: Amnesty wants you to join a chat TODAY with Shell over human rights violation in Niger Delta | timnhanh.us http://blog.protectthehuman.com/shell-break-silence-on-the-niger-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 Amnesty wants you to join a chat TODAY with Shell over human rights violation in Niger Delta | timnhanh.us Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:02:24 +0000 http://blog.protectthehuman.com/?p=291#comment-1621 [...] Challenge Shell in a live web chat(Thanks, Ben!) Random PostsNew Jim Flora print: Big Evening (1960)Talking to bureaucracies considered as a corporate fitness factorSocialstructing: Statement of Social CurrencyInsectoid centaur fighting Barbie robotCthulhu mask — the sequelNASA secretly launched a moon rock into space to celebrate lunar landing’s 40thSussex cops try to suppress publication of damning traffic-cam photos by claiming copyrightMario recreation on India’s Got TalentBruce Sterling’s closing talk at Reboot — life in the next decadeDozens of US Military personnel spotted on Nazi networking site Name Email Website Comment [...] [...] Challenge Shell in a live web chat(Thanks, Ben!) Random PostsNew Jim Flora print: Big Evening (1960)Talking to bureaucracies considered as a corporate fitness factorSocialstructing: Statement of Social CurrencyInsectoid centaur fighting Barbie robotCthulhu mask — the sequelNASA secretly launched a moon rock into space to celebrate lunar landing’s 40thSussex cops try to suppress publication of damning traffic-cam photos by claiming copyrightMario recreation on India’s Got TalentBruce Sterling’s closing talk at Reboot — life in the next decadeDozens of US Military personnel spotted on Nazi networking site Name Email Website Comment [...]

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