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Shell Oil in the McSpotlight
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Oil in the McSpotlight
| What's Wrong With Shell?
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Shell received worldwide attention for their involvment
in the unfair trial and execution of the writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and 8 other
Ogoni people by the Nigerian military government. Shell were also the subject of a succesful Greenpeace campaing to stop
them dumping a decommissioned oil storage platform in the North Sea. Shell
have now asked Greenpeace to assist them in drawing up an environmental
assessment. Although any company has to be commended for taking their environmental
impact seriosly, we have to beware that it is not just an attempt at some
belated public relations.
Shell is part of the Oil industry.
It is not only the specific practices of individual companies
that cause problems. The attitudes created by the current system of exploitation
gives power and profits to the few, at the expense of people, animals and
the environment. It is important to expose the unethical practices of specific
companies as their behaviour is often indicative of the entire system. What's Wrong With Shell?
Exploiting
employees
Shell Oil have been involved in anti-trade
union activities and have played a leading role in moves by the Oil Industry
to de-recognition of trade unions in the UK. [The Ethical Consumer Guide to Everyday Shopping published by the Ethical Consumer Research Association.]
Supporting brutal
/ repressive regimes
Ken Saro-Wiwa and 8 others were tried and executed
for murder in late 1996. The real reason for the execution of these people
was that they were leading the protest by the Ogoni nation in Nigeria against
Shell's operations there. Ken Saro Wiwa played an important part in leading
the protest against the exploitation of Ogoni lands and Ogoni people by
oil giants such as Shell. As media interest in the trial peaked, Shell Oil
was forced to admit that they had supplied guns to the Nigerian government.
Nineteen others are still detained without charge for their involvement
in the anti-Shell movement.
A Channel 4 documentary 'The Drilling Fields' accused Shell of being
in alliance with the Nigerian military government. Shell had to withdraw
their complaint about the programme after admitting to paying the military.
Shell continue to operate in Nigeria
[The
Ethical Consumer Guide to Everyday Shopping published by the Ethical
Consumer Research Association.]
Environmental destruction
One of Shell's oil storage platforms - Brent Spar - is obsolete and awaiting
decommissioning. Shell was granted permission by the British government
to dump Brent Spar in a deep water trench in the North Sea. In other areas,
such as the Gulf of Mexico, oil storage platforms have to be taken apart
and disposed of on shore. Greenpeace UK reacted quickly and successfully
to the situation and Shell backed down. Hundreds of similar oil installations
exist, over 50 of which are due for decommissioning in the next 10 years.
Shell have also recently begun operations in Peru, where despite their
attempts to minimise the impact to both the environment and the local people
there are already claims that damage is being done. Local people say that
it now takes a whole day to hunt the same amount of animals it used to take
only 2 hours to find, and that their river sometimes runs black.
[The
Ethical Consumer Guide to Everyday Shopping published by the Ethical
Consumer Research Association.] [The Guardian, 14.5.97]
Credits
and References: Most of the information in this
section was taken from The Ethical Consumer Guide to Everyday Shopping published by the Ethical Consumer Research Association. Opposition
and Campaigns
Exploitation and profiteering do not need to exist. A better way of running
our lives can be created based on the sharing of resources and on respect
for each other and for nature. Increasingly people are questioning and challenging
those with power and are seeking alternatives. Let's hope it's possible
to make a difference. Delta. email: lynx@gn.apc.org
MOSOP
Amnesty International,
UK section
Human
rights in Nigeria
Interview
with Dr Owens Wiwa
Sierra Club on Ken
Saro-Wiwa
Boycott
Shell - Factsheet
10 things
to do
Petition
to Shell, Clean up Nigeria
Petition
to President Clinton Urging Nigeria Sanctions
Body Shop
on Saro-Wiwa
Background
The Ogoni
19
Their plight
Write
a letter
Addresses
One World Online
The Drilling
Field - prize-winning documentary
Public Media
Canter - Saro-Wiwa Memorial Fund
More links and
information
Earthlife Africa
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Ogoni factsheet
PrairieNet on
Ken Saro Wiwa
Amnesty International-
Saro Wiwa announcement
The
Coalition Against Dictatorship on Nigeria
MOSOP
online newspaper
Environmental
impact report
Rainforest
Action Network
Company Profile
Products and brandnames:
Shell petrol stations
Select Convenience stores
Contact details:
Postal
address(es): Royal Dutch / Shell Group: c/o Shell Centre London SE1 7NA
Phone
number(s):
UK: +44 (0)171 930 2399 US: General Inquiries: 1-800-248-4257
Shell MasterCard: 1-800-993-8111
Shell Credit Card: 1-800-331-3703
Fax number(s): not known
Telex: 919651 SHEL A G
Online presence:
Email address(es): Tell-Shell@si.simis.com
Web site(s):www.shell.com
Domain name(s): shell.com
Other:
Shell Nigeria - PR company
on behalf of Shell
General propaganda
and public relations stuff
More propaganda
about the issues
Shell US
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