TV ad: Shell won’t stop gas flaring- poisoning people & the planet
May 7th, 2009 | Published in video | 4 Comments
This 30-second TV ad is set to begin playing in the New York media market the week of May 11th, about two weeks before the opening of the Wiwa v. Shell trial in U.S. federal court in New York.
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This version focuses on the way gas flaring fuels climate change. Another version focuses on the horrific toxic emissions from gas flaring and its effect on communities living around the flares.
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May 13th, 2009 at 9:40 am (#)
[...] gas flaring, which harms Nigerians and exacerbates the climate crisis. The ads can be viewed at http://www.shellguilty.com/psa/. The campaign’s network has sent over 9,000 letters to Shell CEO, Jeroen van der Veer demanding [...]
May 13th, 2009 at 4:50 pm (#)
[...] MOSOP campaigned against – and ultimately Ken Saro-Wiwa and others died struggling to stop – gas flaring. The practice of burning off associated natural gas that comes to the surface during oil production [...]
May 25th, 2009 at 7:22 am (#)
[...] gas flaring, which harms Nigerians and exacerbates the climate crisis. The ads can be viewed at http://www.shellguilty.com/psa/. The campaign’s network has sent over 9,000 letters to Shell CEO, Jeroen van der Veer demanding [...]
May 26th, 2009 at 12:58 pm (#)
I know that its no fun to have facts get in the way of a nice emotional cause but your concious ignoring of the huge amount of effort Shell undertakes to reduce flaring (local energy creation, LNG export, structural upgrades)is not responsible. The Ogoni people receive millions of dollars in local infrastructure.
Regarding the Saro Wiwa trial, again, if you have any command of the facts, you will know that Shell appealed for clemency in the case on behalf of Mr. Wiwa. I find it interesting that people, who would otherwise be outraged at the idea of a multi-national using its weight to direct or strongly influence a country’s politics and social agenda are suddenly upset when a company does not do that, but leaves political matters to a country’s government. Do you really want Shell and others starting to play that role? On reflection I would think not.