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Free to Speak, Free to Kill?

Brian Giacometti | Posted 04.17.2012

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Brian Giacometti

The personhood debate stems from legal rights enjoyed by corporations. Do they have standing in court? Can they donate to their favorite politician? Do they have freedom of speech? And joking aside, these are legitimate debates.

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Court To Hear Bid To Sue Shell For Nigerian Abuses

AP | By MARK SHERMAN | Posted 12.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Monday it will use a dispute between Nigerian villagers and oil giant Royal Dutch Shell to decide whether corpora...

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Shell Accepts Liability For Two Oil Spills In Nigeria

The Guardian | John Vidal | Posted 10.03.2011

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Shell faces a bill of hundreds of millions of dollars after accepting full liability for two massive oil spills that devastated a Nigerian community o...

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Shell Refuses To Pay For Nigeria Oil Spill Pollution

AP | ARTHUR MAX | Posted 05.25.2011

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AMSTERDAM — Royal Dutch Shell executives defended their much-criticized operation in the Niger Delta before Dutch lawmakers on Wednesday but sai...

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WikiLeaks Reports Shell Oil Infiltrates Nigerian Government

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAGOS, Nigeria — A U.S. Embassy cable released by the WikiLeaks website alleges that Royal Dutch Shell PLC's top manager in Nigeria claimed the ...

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Clean Water -- A Basic Human Right

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

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John DeCock

In a society driven by profits and politics, clean, safe water is the result of a sustained, vigilant effort. But how do our actions in the United States impact the rest of the world's water?

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Shell's Nigeria Oil Pipeline Constantly Sabotaged

AP | JON GAMBRELL | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAGOS, Nigeria — Royal Dutch Shell PLC warned Sunday that thieves in Nigeria's oil-rich and restive southern delta are increasingly targeting th...

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BP and the Niger Delta: A Horrendous Tale of Two Oil Spills

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The first drop of oil had barely shot to the surface following the murderous explosion on BP's Gulf oil rig when President Obama and BP officials...

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Nigeria: Shell Agrees To Pay $15.5M In Landmark Human Rights Case

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Royal Dutch Shell agreed to a $15.5 million settlement Monday to end a lawsuit alleging that the oil giant was complicit in the execu...

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Shell Shuts Down Nigerian Oil Field After Attack

AP | EDWARD HARRIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAGOS, Nigeria — Militants in speedboats raided an oil installation off Nigeria's southern coastline on Thursday, forcing Royal Dutch Shell to s...

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