CRUDE: Wentworth Community vs Big Oil
IN-DEPTH VIDEOS, 20 Nov 2023
Greenpeace International - TRANSCEND Media Service
15 Nov 2023
This documentary details the shocking knock-on impact of air pollution caused by big oil in the South African township Wentworth – including chronic poverty, gender-based violence and epigenetic changes which make community members prone to certain illnesses. It is a sobering reminder of the destruction the fossil fuels industry has already wrecked in Africa – as the continent faces another neocolonial scramble for its resources. More…
Tags: Africa, Big Oil, CO2, Casino Capitalism, Chemical pollution, Climate Change, Disaster Capitalism, Ecology, Environment, Fossil fuels, Global warming, Greenpeace, Pollution, Predatory Capitalism, Savage Capitalism, South Africa
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