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Landmark case: Nigerian villagers sue Shell over oil spills

March 23, 2012, www.worldnews.msnbc.msn.com| LONDON — Around 11,000 Nigerian villagers who say their livelihoods were ruined in oil spills launched a legal battle Friday to seek compensation from Shell.

The case marks the first time any oil firm has faced claims in the U.K. from a community in the developing world for environmental damage caused by oil extraction operations, the villagers’ lawyers said.

Shell, the largest international firm operating in Nigeria, admitted liability for two oil spills in August 2011. However, the two sides dispute the amount of oil spilled and the extent of the damage caused, one of the villagers’ London-based lawyers told msnbc.com.

 

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Landmark case: Nigerian villagers sue Shell over oil spills
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LONDON — Around 11,000 Nigerian villagers who say their livelihoods were ruined in oil spills launched a legal battle Friday to seek compensation from Shell.
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Hero Saves Turtle at Sea: Thrilling Video Clip

March 18, 2012, www.care2.com | Watch as a man kayaking Oman’s remote southern coast comes upon a sea turtle tangled in a discarded fishing net. Abandoned fishing nets and plastic litter are a huge problem along Oman’s 1,600 kilometers of coastline, especially in the more remote regions that are rarely visited.  While there is so much work to be done to clean the coastal waters and beaches, we can all take heart in this small act of kindness that has set one very grateful turtle on his way.

“Hero Saves Turtle at Sea: Thrilling Video Clip”
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Watch as a man kayaking Oman’s remote southern coast, comes upon a sea turtle tangled in a discarded fishing net.
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    • Robert Brothers‎~ “this 2 minute silent video is a wonderful example of the kind of time-consuming, detailed painstaking work that is often needed. Personal actions helping individual animals parallel the actions of large groups protecting large areas of habitat. May each inspire more of the other : )”

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