Toxic gases such as sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxides and benzene coming from refineries poisons air, and cause high incidence of cancer and respiratory ailments among residents, NGO says.
Incident Tag: Pollution
Durban’s poor fight for clean air
Toxic gases such as sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxides and benzene coming from refineries poisons air, and cause high incidence of cancer and respiratory ailments among residents, NGO says.
Russian Islanders Protest Against Big Oil Firms
300 Russian Islanders protest against oil companies for depletion of fish stocks, and destroyed forests and pastures allegedly caused by Sakhalin platform.
Sinopec Guangzhou Receives Warning For Pollution
Red sign warning issued by Guangdong Provincial Environment Bureau due to excessive emissions/serious environmental pollution accidents – company placed under strict supervision.
Sinopec punished for water pollution
Failing to meet waste water treatment requirements according to State Environmental Protection Administration; chronic river pollution in several regions – pollution fine + halting of operations.
Contempt case for Shell over gas
Gas flaring continues, despite Nigerian Federal Court orders to halt.
WWF attacks Shell over Sakhalin
Impact assessment report suggests Shell downplayed environmental risks of Shakhalin II project, including possibility of Grey Whale extinction and destruction of salmon spawning areas.
Shell told to pay Nigerians $1.5bn pollution damages
Shell ordered to pay damages for pollution; degradation of creeks; spoiling of crops and fishing – $1.5 billion.
Shell ordered to stop flaring off excess gas
Court in Lagos orders Shell to stop gas flaring practices.
Erika oil spill, France
‘Erika’ oil tanker, managed by Total, sinks; 30,000 barrels of heavy fuel oil dumped into Atlantic sea; considered one of biggest environmental disasters in France; immense damages to local fishing industry; Total charged with negligence – 200m euros in damages + 375,000 euros fine.