Articles by Andy Rowell

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Is Shell’s Exit from Nigeria a Front to Dodge Legal Responsibilities?
Andy Rowell and James Marriott | openDemocracy - TRANSCEND Media Service, 24 Jun 2024

6 Jun 2024 – Nigerian activists believe Shell’s apparent end to its 87-year operation in the country is to avoid legal responsibilities while holding onto the profitable side of the business. The oil giant is selling its Niger Delta subsidiary – but lending the new owners the money for the purchase.

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Within Hours of Taking Office, Brazil’s “Trump of the Tropics” Starts Assault on the Amazon
Andy Rowell | Oil Change International – TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Jan 2019

3 Jan 2019 – Within hours of taking office on 1 Jan, the Trump of the Tropics, aka the new President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, launched an all-out assault against the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous communities yesterday, potentially paving the way for large scale deforestation by agricultural, mining and oil companies.

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