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Community Testimony: Nigeria - Gas Flaring
By: Masha Medvedkov
Posted: Oct 20 09
Witnessed: 1107 veces
Regions: Nigeria
Issues: Corporations and human rights, Environment
Tags: Health, niger delta
Meet Tina and Ifie from Bayelsa. "The oil you are using comes from our area. it should be making Nigeria rich but if you come to the Niger Delta you cannot see any of that."
Tina and Ifie have been busy collecting testimonies about the devastating effects of the oil business on their community - hear what the community thinks.
Original source: FriendsoftheEarthInt on YouTube
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