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The True Price of Oil: Poverty and Death in Nigeria

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 01. 1.06
Science & Technology (alternative energy)

nigeria3.184.jpgSorry to lead off the new year with this, but the next time you fill your tank have a thought for what goes on in some of the places it comes from- "the desperate struggle of impoverished communities to reap crumbs from the lavish banquet the oil boom has laid in this oil-rich yet grindingly poor corner of the globe" ::New York Times

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