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Oil companies are corrupt. I boycotted Shell a long time ago for supporting Apartheid.

So would the settlement check be considered gas money?

finally important news on this stupid azz site that doesn’t involve a husband cheating or a gold chain.

BREAKING NEWS (All Hip Hop.com):

“Former Dipset member Max B. was found guilty of murder conspiracy and robbery charges today (June 9).

He faces a life sentence in prison.”

There is no amount of money in the world that can be given to the Ogoni people for the long suffering they went through…

@pimp juice, black people around the world should care about the neocolonialism still happening on the continent.

–>BREAKING NEWS (All Hip Hop.com):

“Former Dipset member Max B. was found guilty of murder conspiracy and robbery charges today (June 9).

He faces a life sentence in prison.”

PEANUTS

Thats doo doo, people win more than that on the lottery, well at least we can clearly see that the dumping of aids in africa is possible. ( I believe they did) Its all coming out now.

Sounds like they are still getting screwed to me. That’a a lot – but for a whole village, 13 years worth of fighting, etc and everything else they’ve probably had to endure. Shell got off easy.

It’s tough to practice “conscious consumerism”…Because all major corporations have some kinda skeleton(s) in their closets.That being said-I have not knowingly purchased Shell branded gasoline since this incident.I also have not knowingly purchased Citgo branded gasoline…or gasoline sold by the 7-11 store chain.I can’t see putting money in the pockets of Hugo Chavez as a good thing.
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BTW-15.5 million for 9 lives is peanuts.The lawyers probably got most of that.

$15.5 mil ain’t nothing… they should have to do WAY better than that.

My law prof was on the legal team that won the settlement and I am so excited, even though to lay persons it seems like a small settlement, it is actually quite impressive for an Alien Tort Statute claim.

And for the record the lawyer’s that handled this case, work for a not for profit, so none of the settlement is going to them. There are certain litigation costs that will have to be taken care of, but for the most of the money will be going to the people.

Small edits to my prior comment:

*lawyers

* for the most part

Royal Dutch Shell 2008 profits: $26.277 Billion.

They probably consider the $15.5 Million the cost of doing business.

I haven’t bought shell gas for many years. They seem to be the worst oil company when it comes to ethics.

@LADY S:

Good to know.Still…only 15.5 !?! Clearly the payout is adjusted to their local standard of living.

@lady s

Dont worry about the errors, honey. This isn’t grammar class!

@ Dr. Funk – I do understand your frustrations though b/c $15.5 mil is pennies to Shell. And, I remember my prof saying that Shell had about 30 lawyers on this case and they only had about 9 representing the plaintiffs, so just that the fact that they didn’t fight it out was a huge deal. But it is nonetheless frustrating when you consider the massive amts of money shell obtained from their oil drilling in that village.

@chaka1- Thanks! : )

@LadyS
Please EXTEND my regards to your Law Professor for doing such a GOOD job

I know the Legal team did not want a DRAWNOUT case because it could have gone on for years

While the Complainants should have received a more significant COMPENSATION this out of court settlement has shown an ADMITTANCE of guilt

Shell clearly played apart in the DEATH of these Men by PROVIDING information to the SS

The money will not bring the POET Ken Saro-wira and the others back but their families can rest knowing that they found some kind of JUSTICE

@bb – I definitely will…You are exactly right. They didn’t want to drag it out, and even though the Plaintiffs wanted to get to tell their story in a court of law, they knew they probably would have gotten less after a trial.

That settlement should have been 50 times that amount

here is the thing people when it comes to natural resources. It’s a battlefield. These oil companies all they know is money. but i blame BLACK People when they see money, from the white master they kill each other. If you aren’t even protecting each other of course the stranger from outside will wipe you out.

@ And… (with 5 dots): I didn’t know about Chiquita or Proctor & Gamble. Environmental racism is a huge problem that is only beginning to get coverage.

@ LadyS: Thanks for the inside info. Please congratulate your professor for his/her dedication.

Everyone, keep boycotting that scumbag Shell, and tell your friends and family to do so, too! The company definitely got off easy.

It’s a scandal that they are only getting $15 million. Shell makes $15 million in a day probably from oil production in West Africa alone. The Niger Delta should sue Shell until they go out of business.

i WISH THEY DID NOT SETTLE. B/C 15 MIL IS NOTHING!!!!!!!! its hard to hear that these people just don’t know their worth and these injustices still continue.

BOYCOTT SHELL!!!!!!!!

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Well, looks like I can’t use Shell anymore.

@ White Devil

…Amen

This is very sad.I call it shut up money.Ken saro-wiwa’s value is way more than 15million dollars.Nigeria miss you Ken.{r.i.p}

I know money won’t heal people or bring back the dead, but surely their lives were worth more than 15 million! That’s nothing compared to billions in profits.

@DR.FUNK

It’s tough to practice “conscious consumerism”…Because all major corporations have some kinda skeleton(s) in their closets.That being said-I have not knowingly purchased Shell branded gasoline since this incident.I also have not knowingly purchased Citgo branded gasoline…or gasoline sold by the 7-11 store chain.I can’t see putting money in the pockets of Hugo Chavez as a good thing.

BTW-15.5 million for 9 lives is peanuts.The lawyers probably got most of that.
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They ALL do it. Not just ONE company.

I try to be conscious about this kind of stuff,
but in reality, every single one of them is dirty and the environmental racism, has been going on for decades….

They didn’t really win anything…
BTW: $15 million doesn’t make up for what they done adn the amount of people that were actually wronged….And yeah, I do try to avoid these type articles, it pisses me off, they reported about it, but most likely the blks will be cheated and you’ll never hear about this again….Not to mention their sub-par treatment of these people, and their land, doesn’t stop….. They pay them what they feel like paying…And they continue to STEAL resources FROM THEM, so what’s the real point?
When I go to fill up the tank, I’m reminded that they ARE ALL THIS WAY. THIEVES. THE WHOLE
LOT.

Ivory’s Intellect

I know money won’t heal people or bring back the dead, but surely their lives were worth more than 15 million! That’s nothing compared to billions in profits.
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someone telling the truth… how refreshing..

I’m still unhappy though,because there’s nothing that we can do, to STOP this crap..

ALL THE GAS COMPANIES DO IT, SO IT’S NOT JUST ONE OR TWO, IT’S ALL OF THEM.

FOR THE PEOPLE COMPLAINING THAT NO ONE COMMENTS ON THESE BLOGS. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT, BESIDES BLOG? I THOUGHT SO. THIS IS WHY BLK COUNTRIES WILL NEVER GET THEIR WEALTH OR RESOURCES BACK. THEY TAKE IT FROM US, OUR LAND AND STILL DON’T PAY….

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THIS SITE IS SO STUPID