Destruction of one of the planet's richest ecosystem and the people who depend on it
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The Niger Delta...
One of the biggest and most productive wetlands on the planet.
Now one of its biggest toxic waste sites...courtesy of the oil industry.
This video, which mostly focuses on local corruption, misses the big picture.
Oil companies love the corruption. They fund and arm troops to kill dissenters for starters.
Look up the story of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a writer, who was hung until dead on entirely trumped up charges with the cooperation of the US government. Bill Clinton ("I feel your pain") was the president then.
Brasscheck TV's answer to the normal human question: "What can I do?"
