12016-03-11T12:45:00-08:00Jonathan Steinwandc8ac305627e647489509eb85de97dd9cc5413a5886813The Niger delta flares an estimated 17 billion cubic meters of gases—enough fuel to provide the combined annual natural gas consumption of Germany and France (World Bank). The numerous oil spills and the gas flaring (100 sites burning consecutively for 40 years) in much of the delta have taken a toll on the environment. Pollution has affected the air, water, soils, vegetation and even physical structures (UNDP, Nigeria 2006). If this natural gas were converted to methanol (a simple alcohol), there would be enough alcohol produced to provide cooking fuel for every home in Africa. Date 28 October 2013, 16:17:17 Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Niger_Delta_Gas-Flares.jpg Author: Chebyshev1983plain2016-03-11T12:47:41-08:00Jonathan Steinwandc8ac305627e647489509eb85de97dd9cc5413a58
Environmental Sacrifice Zones as a Concept "Blockadia" movement Cases in point: The Bakken Oil Patch The Alberta Tar Sands Virunga National Park Arctic Wildlife Refuge Environmental Justice Atlas (external link)
