300 oil spills a year in Nigeria.
6/1/2010


Nigeria\'s agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it. Oil spills are a regular occurrence in Nigeria, about 300 a year,



it is estimated over the past 50 years about 1.5 million tons have been dumped in the Delta, equivalent to the Gulf War oil spill (the largest spill on record) or 50+ Exxon Valdez.

according to this postingon oil spills in Nigeria, One possible positive effect of the gulf oil spill is that it may raise awareness of the problem.



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