Climate change: Hangman of the poor
Climate change: Hangman of the poor Climate change affects the world unevenly and it is developing countries which, though not historically liable for it, that have to bear the brunt of its adverse effects. Nnimmo Bassey…
20 years of Oilwatching
Oilwatch International was formally inaugurated in 1996 in Quito, Ecuador. Oilwatch has remained a network driven by the conviction that the petroleum civilisation is driving humans to the precipice. This forward-looking…
Ecocide, Genocide from AgriToxics
Dr Jayasumana noted that in most things, Asian, African and Latin American countries follow the West. He, however, pleaded that in the case of Monsanto’s RoundUp all communities should follow Sri Lanka. Mons…
Praise for Oil Politics
Praise for Oil Politics – Echoes of Ecological Wars: This is what highly respected thinkers and writers have to say about this new book. Get a copy and share your own thoughts! Nnimmo Bassey embodies the thinker, w…
Deconsecrated for Coal
Deconsecrated for Coal: Interconnectivity of struggles – part 1 One of the most jolting statements I have heard in recent times was at a Climate Camp, and Summer School on Skills for System Change, in Rhineland, wh…
Time for Real Climate Action
Time for real climate action. Polluting countries must do their fair share of emissions reduction and that should be at source, not through carbon markets. I thank President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Environme…
A Vote Against Genetic Extinction Technologies
Governments and NGOs Vote Against Genetic Extinction TechnologiesPotentially Dangerous Genetic Engineering Tool Rejected by International Group of Scientists, Conservationists, and Leading Environmental Advocates OAHU, H…
Nigerian Biotech Experts Met
When Nigerian Biotech Experts Met. If anyone needs sensitisation in Nigeria about GMOs, it is the biotech promoters. They need to be sensitised that Nigerians don’t want GMOs and certainly do not want to be ambushe…
Wicked Genes
Wicked Genes Have you considered the many techie graveyards littered with DDT, Agent Orange and all? Peddler of wicked genes, will you slide on gene drives? Knocking out, annihilating traits and yellowing all fruit flies…
Will Ogoni Breathe Fresh Air Again?
Five Years after UNEP Report – Will Ogoni Breathe Again? As the water gushed the smell of petroleum products filled the air. Indeed, one would be right to wonder if he was pumping up petrol. We asked to know what t…
Eco-Defenders Resolve to Monitor Ogoni Clean-up
Eco-Defenders Resolve to Monitor Ogoni Clean-Up On the implementation of the clean-up, the consultative meeting noted that the Federal Government has demonstrated significant commitment in commencing the clean-up of Ogon…
What can go wrong has gone wrong
What can go wrong has gone wrong Environmental monitoring is often carried out to ensure that standards are maintained to ensure environmental and human health. In other words, we monitor to ensure that nothing goes wron…
Eco-Instigator #12’s Home Run
New edition of your Eco-Instigator is here! The second quarter of 2016 was a roller-coaster season. Highlights include the continued struggles to save our last remaining rainforests in the Cross River axis of Nigeria. Th…
The Gap Between Solid Minerals and Oil
The National Assembly and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources occupy key vantage points to leverage calm in the oil fields of the Niger Delta. They can make this happen by having communities take their place as true stak…
GMOs Threaten our Food Security and Food Sovereignty
GMOs Threaten our Food Security GMOs do not necessarily yield higher than natural crops. They promote monocultures and will promote land grabbing and thus displace and impoverish small scale farmers. GMOs depend on toxic…
