on April 20‚ 2010 resulting after a drilling rig located in the Gulf of Mexico experienced an explosion. The event caused the death of eleven workers and around 4.9 million barrels of crude oil to be sent into the Gulf of Mexico (Wilson 2014). Niger Delta‚ Nigeria experiences approximately “240‚000 barrels of crude oil” being poured into it every year (Ordinioha and Brisibe 2013). This has caused major health complications to those
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area so it is easier to transport goods‚ this brings wealth to the local area and benefits local people. However TNCs can often cause major environmental degradation which mainly impacts the poorest people like for example the Ogoni people of the Niger delta have received no benefits from oil being extracted from their lands‚ while suffering considerable environment damage. TNCs provide jobs for people in LDCs‚ workers are usually paid up to 100% more than the local rates. This reduces unemployment
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They are vital ecosystems that support wildlife and perform valuable ecosystem services‚ such as flood protection and water cleansing. They also provide livelihoods for millions of people who live within and around them. For example‚ the Inner Niger River Delta in the Western Sahel zone supports more than a million people who make their living as fishermen‚ cattle breeders or farmers‚ using the annual rise and fall of the waters in the river and its floodplains. Ponds and tanks: These can be defined
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Do corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports provide shareholders and stakeholders with useful information on corporate social and environmental performance or are they merely a public relations vehicle? Answer this question by reference to a variety of accounting theories. There are many definitions to Corporate Social responsibility(CSR). One most common definition is that CSR is the consideration and response of the firm to issues that are beyond the regular technical‚ legal‚ and environmental
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Rachel Doyle PHI 3013-02 February 28th‚ 2013 Bougainville v Rio Tinto The Bougainville Copper Ltd was the lifeblood of Bougainville ’s economy. Providing the island with numerous jobs‚ as well as 20% of its profits to the government of Papua New Guinea‚ it seemed to be a benefit to the overall economy. But to the citizens of Bougainville‚ the BCL was a poison‚ slowly killing off the environment of Bougainville‚ and the human dignity of the island ’s natives. Due to the BCL ’s strip-mining
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My town has a major oil producing company. This company produces local palm oil‚ which in high demand. This palm oil is then used for different purposes. There isn’t a part of the fruit that is not valuable‚ from the fleshy outer layer through the shell to the seed. The air produced from the machines from the companies in the town makes some part of the town smell like roasted peanut or roasted palm kernel. Because of these industries and job
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Article Reference Newel‚ P (2005) ‘Citizenship‚ accountability and community: the limits of the CSR agenda’‚ International Affairs‚ 81 (3) May‚ pp. 541-557. Objective of Article The writer attempted to highlight the benefits and limitations of CSR‚ the challenges facing its implementation particularly in poorer communities that do not enjoy a good relationship with their local corporate industry due to the absence of strong state socio-economic agencies‚ poor legislation‚ and access to NGOs
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actions and reactions of Africans during the European scramble for their nation was that they surrendered their own territory and gave the Europeans control over to them. For example‚ document one is a form of contract by the Niger company to administer and develop the Niger River delta. This cedes control of African territory over to the British‚ that was later said to be signed by many African rulers. British people wanted to have legal control over to Africans‚ so the Africans were compliant and obedient
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peacefully & nicely his father delta this situation. He simply walked over to the man‚ smiled‚ and told him about the folly of bigotry‚ the promise of the American dream‚ and the universal rights of the man. Instead of fight or anger he talked politely which is a good example of family learning. There are some more incidents of racism and ultimately at the ends the reaction was also there when the children were chanting loudly. “Niger lover! Dirty yankee! Niger lover”. The family system young
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course‚ Civil Engineering. An astute and erudite scholar‚ he won both the University of Ife and Shell Petroleum Development Co. undergraduate Scholarships. Despite all the distractions of Great Ife in those days‚ the determined young Wale graduated with a First Class Honours at the age of 22. He was posted to serve his fatherland in Niger state and he undertook his primary assignment at the Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority. Despite a Corp member‚ his energetic work habit made him involved
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