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Africans Rise UK connects Africans across the diaspora in their revolutionary struggles, and supports Africans Rising - a pan-African movement of movements. #GlobalSouth #ClimateJustice #LossAndDamages www.africansrising.org

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When farms stop yielding, hunger does not knock — it breaks the door. Across the Horn of Africa, soils that once fed nations are turning barren. This is not “bad weather.” This is climate change rewriting our food systems in real time.
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Africans Rise UK @africansriseuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Global majority countries have produced just a fraction of greenhouse gas emissions but are disproportionately harmed by #ClimateCrisis which is damaging their food security, ecosystems & economies, fueling displacement & conflict over reduced resources. Women & girls are among the most vulnerable
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#StopEACOP @stopeacop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Over 2 million people just brought a clear message to UNGA: #MakePollutersPay. UN Climate Lead was clear: "Regulate, legislate, litigate. Civil society needs to use every tool it has to hold polluters accountable." Communities are done paying for climate debt. #UNGA www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Activists bring 2 million signatures to the UN in New York, demanding climate damages be paid
"We urge you to use every single legal and lawful tool at your disposal."
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#StopEACOP @stopeacop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Development" means nothing when communities are displaced, ecosystems are damaged, and human rights are on the line. At New York Climate Week, Pascal Mirindi of Notre Terre Sans Pétrole is calling out the fossil fuel expansion promises being made in East Africa and the Congo Basin.
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Witness Radio @witnessradio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
While major emitters continue to contribute to global carbon pollution, communities across Africa are facing the growing impacts of climate change, affecting their land, livelihoods, and way of life. Tune in now to Eyes on a Just Energy Transition: radio.witnessradio.org
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After Nepal's devastating floods Ranjeeta Silwal @equalitynow.bsky.social calls for women & girls to have central role in recovery & #ClimateChange adaptation, so rebuilding strengthens their rights & resilience rather than reinforcing gender inequalities @ipsnews.net www.ipsnews.net/2026/09/nepa...
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Nepal’s Devastating Floods Have Put Women and Girls at Greater Risk
On August 26, 2026, deadly flash floods and landslides ripped through Himalayan towns and villages along Nepal and Tibet’s
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Kumi Naidoo @kuminaidoo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To my friends across Africa who are artists, activists, storytellers and cultural creatives: I would love for you to join us. From 29 Sept–1 Oct, we gather online for Artivism Baraza 2026 to share, learn, and explore how art and culture can help us imagine and build a more just future.
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Kumi Naidoo @kuminaidoo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please check out the programme and the conversations we'll host over the three days. Bring your voice, creativity, and experience to the Baraza. Please join us and help spread the word across your networks Register for free: africavirtualconvening.vfairs.com/en/registrat... #GlobalArtivism
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"New long-term fossil fuel investments risk pulling in the opposite direction. We want African govts to build on the continent’s #RenewableEnergy potential rather than lock future generations into another cycle of dirty energy dependence,” Ajra Mohamed, Climate Action Network Africa #EndFossilFuels
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Africans Rise UK @africansriseuk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Climate campaigners in Nairobi are asking African govts to accelerate investment in renewable energy & avoid locking economies into decades of new fossil fuel infrastructure. This comes amid growing investment in #FossilFuels in Africa + worsening extreme weather events www.kbc.co.ke/climate-advo...
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Climate advocates call for fossil-free future in East Africa
Climate advocates in Nairobi are calling for African governments to accelerate investment in renewable energy and avoid locking their economies into decades of new fossil-fuel infrastructure.
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Fossil Ad Ban South Africa @fossiladbansa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🌍 This Zero Emissions Day, let’s challenge fossil fuel propaganda. Fossil fuel companies cannot keep selling pollution as progress. We need truth, accountability & an end to fossil fuel advertising. 🚫 Ban fossil fuel ads. 🌱 Make space for a just, renewable future. #ZeroEmissionsDay #FossilAdBan
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Witness Radio @witnessradio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Industrial palm plantations have invaded more than 27 million hectares of land and forests in South East Asia, Africa and Latin America. To establish and maintain these monocultures, palm oil companies destroy forests, pollute the environment, and displace communities.
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Witness Radio @witnessradio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today, 21 September, Witness Radio joins communities and movements worldwide to mark the International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations, recognizing communities defending their land, livelihoods, forests and territories from industrial tree plantations.
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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
☀️🌍 Africa’s solar panel manufacturing capacity is set to quadruple in 2026. Ember estimates around 3.5GW of solar manufacturing output this year, driven by new plants in Egypt and Tanzania. Growing manufacturing capacity could help strengthen the continent’s clean energy supply chain. 🌱⚡
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Africa’s solar panel manufacturing capacity to reach 3.5 GW this year - pv magazine Global
Report from Ember and Africa Tech Futures Lab says solar panel manufacturing output will reach around 3.5 GW in 2026, led by new plants in Egypt and Tanzania that are geared predominantly towards US e...
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Witness Radio @witnessradio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Smallholder farmers were excluded from the consultative process for the East African Community Seed and Plant Varieties Bill, 2025: CSOs across the EAC call for a time extension and greater inclusion of smallholder farmers in shaping the bill. Readmore: radio.witnessradio.org/smallholder-...
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Smallholder farmers were excluded from the consultative process for the East African Community Seed and Plant Varieties Bill, 2025: CSOs across the EAC call for a time extension and greater inclusion ...
By the Witness Radio team. Civil society organizations throughout the East African Community are raising their voices, urging that smallholder farmers and farmer-managed seed systems practitioners rec...
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Police in Kampala arrested 16 environmental activists from the Rooted in Resistance Movement (previously Students Against EACOP) as they attempted to deliver petitions to Uganda's Parliament & TotalEnergies. They're calling for environmental protection & a sustainable, oil-free, people-first economy
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Witness Radio @witnessradio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The arrests of the Rooted in Resistance activists intensified as its campaign against Uganda’s petroleum-dependent development model.The youth-led movement called on Parliament to freeze further oil infrastructure. Readmore: tinyurl.com/yfz2cj7a @stopeacop.bsky.social @greenpeace.org
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Breaking: Sixteen Rooted in Resistance activists arrested and detained as they boldly protested Uganda’s oil ambitions. -
By the Witness Radio team In Kampala, police detained 16 young environmental activists from the Rooted in Resistance Movement as they attempted to deliver petitions to Parliament and TotalEnergies, ch...
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Witness Radio @witnessradio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Uganda’s petroleum-dependent development model is facing renewed criticism as young environmental activists call on Parliament of Uganda to reconsider continued reliance on petroleum following arrests during petition delivery.Readmore: radio.witnessradio.org/breaking-six... @stopeacop.bsky.social
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#StopEACOP @stopeacop.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Africa's solar boom is likely far bigger than official stats show New research estimates 75% of solar added between 2023-2025 came from distributed systems, most of it not in national data Africa's energy transition is already being built from the ground up africantechfutures.org/insights/the...
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Report: The take-off in African solar that official statistics can’t yet see — African Tech Futures Lab
Produced by Ember in partnership with African Tech Futures Lab
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Fossil Ad Ban South Africa @fossiladbansa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Wild Coast 👉 Participation Communities deserve a say in decisions about their land, ocean and future. Nepal 👉 Consequences Communities face devastating climate impacts despite contributing around 1% of global emissions. Who decides, and who bears the consequences? #climatecrisis
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Kumi Naidoo @kuminaidoo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Art, Activism and AI Join us as we explore how art, activism and AI can be harnessed together to shape a more humanistic future grounded in agency, creativity, flourishing and belonging.
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Age of Fools @heat-is-on.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
In a comprehensive analysis of the effect of #ClimateChange on infectious disease, researchers have suggested that rising temps have likely increased childhood malaria in East & southern Africa, but averted a similar number of cases in West Africa - where the burden of malaria is currently highest:
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The past and future impact of climate change on childhood malaria in Africa - Nature
Climate and econometric modelling reveal that human-induced climate change is shifting the burden of childhood malaria in Africa.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 08/08/2026
Africa's largest economies are ramping up efforts to develop their domestic solar manufacturing capacity.
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Africa wants more homegrown solar to boost self-reliance, but China's shadow remains
Africa's largest economies are ramping up efforts to develop their domestic solar manufacturing capacity.
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Mark Dummett @markdummett.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New - we've seen an extraordinary cache of internal Shell documents relating to pollution in Nigeria and what we've read was shocking www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Nigeria: Shell documents expose ‘basket’ pipeline, ‘missing’ wells and US$10.9bn decommissioning costs as pollution scandal grows
NEW REPORT: Shell documents reveal broken rules, failing infrastructure and unresolved clean-up costs leaving communities in Nigeria to pay the price.
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Mark Dummett @markdummett.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Pollution caused by decades of unregulated oil and gas production in Nigeria has caused one of the world's great environmental and human rights scandals. Having read the headlines about this over the years many people assume they already know all about it - that's there's nothing new to say.
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Analysis of Shell’s oil spills found that in 1980s & early '90s, 40% of spills from global operations were in Nigeria. Internal documents show failure to properly maintain wells & pipelines by subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company, which #Shell exempted from key health & safety standards
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 29/07/2026
2/6 For years, Shell blamed "sabotage" for Niger Delta pollution. Internal documents tell a different story: ⚠️ Aging, leaking infrastructure ⚠️ Ignoring risks ⚠️ Exemptions from safety standards to keep oil flowing
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 29/07/2026
3/6 Shell's own manager admitted in 2012 that: "There is collusion, nepotism and corruption running through the veins of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)... Shell's Code of Conduct is an inconvenience here: it's completely ignored."
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 29/07/2026
4/6 Shell's own 2013 internal presentation asked: "Are we comfortable to continue producing, KNOWING that further environmental damage WILL occur?"
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 29/07/2026
5/6 Instead of cleaning up its aging and polluting pipelines, Shell sold its Nigerian subsidiary in 2025, even loaning the buyer $1.2bn to seal the deal. The apparent goal? Avoid an estimated $10.9bn bill for decommissioning, which may not even cover full clean-up.
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 29/07/2026
6/6 "Shell cannot be allowed to take the oil, take the profits and leave the pollution behind." - Olanrewaju Suraju, HEDA Resource Centre. 📢 The truth is out. Now Shell must be held accountable. Read our blog 👇 oilchange.org/blogs/explos... #ShellKnew #ShellCleanUpNigerDelta
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Explosive new documents reveal Shell’s “collusion, nepotism and corruption” in the Niger Delta & bolster claims the company divested to avoid paying US$10.9bn in clean up costs. - Oil Change Internati...
They say the truth will come out. It might take years or decades, but finally the truth will eventually come out. For decades, in what has become a multi-generational fight, the communities of the Nig...
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Kumi Naidoo @kuminaidoo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The climate crisis demands informed, connected and courageous young leaders ready to turn knowledge into action. If you're between 16–35, this is an opportunity worth exploring. The future is shaped by those who choose to engage.
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Kumi Naidoo @kuminaidoo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
⏰ Deadline: 10 August 2026 (23:59 BST) 🔗 Application Link: wp.me/p23f03-fBH @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social 
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🌍 FREE Global Youth Climate Training Programme 2026 | Applications Now Open! Are you passionate about climate action and want to understand how international climate policy works? The Global Youth Climate Training Programme (GYCT) 2026 is now accepting applications from young people aged 16–35 worldwide. This fully online and free programme will equip you with practical climate advocacy skills while connecting you with experts and fellow youth leaders from across the globe. 🎯 Benefits: • Free participation in a fully online international programme • Learn directly from climate policy and advocacy experts • Gain practical knowledge of international climate negotiations • Access recorded expert-led sessions with closed captions • Opportunity to join an exclusive advanced pathway for 20 selected participants • Chance to apply to stay at the GYC House in Antalya during COP31 • Network with young climate advocates from around the world ⏰ Deadline: 10 August 2026 (23:59 BST) 🔗 Application Link: https://wp.me/p23f03-fBH 💡 Pro Tip: Submit your application early and keep your responses clear, concise, and authentic to improve your chances during the screening process. #GlobalYouthClimateTraining #ClimateAction #YouthLeadership #ClimateAdvocacy #Sustainability #ClimatePolicy #EnvironmentalLeadership #YouthOpportunities #OnlineLearning #COP31 #GlobalYouth #OpportunitiesForYouth
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#StopEACOP @stopeacop.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This ~>“Mozambique presents a similar paradox. The country has become a significant LNG exporter, yet the revenues generated by projects such as Coral South primarily benefit operating companies and upstream partners, while electricity access at home remains uneven.” time.com/article/2026...
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The Iran War Exposed Africa’s Biggest Energy Weakness
The conflict will eventually subside. But without action, the vulnerabilities it has exposed will not, write Michael Adu Okyere, Brian Mukhaya, and David W. Yellen.
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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New in @science.org from @hannoseebens.bsky.social and colleagues: invasive species impacts are actually more severe in the Global South, not the North — we'd been inferring severity from report counts, which was misleading. I wrote a short summary here: predirections.substack.com/p/invasive-s...
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Witness Radio @witnessradio.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Global conflicts are reshaping food systems in ways that affect communities far beyond the frontlines. In this latest Witness Radio interview, agricultural economist Dr. Joseph Glauber explains why these global events matter. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: youtu.be/1d_pJ5f_E0w?...
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Liberty Pro Bono Initiative @libertyprobono.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The human cost of oil! With local courts failing to act, Ugandan 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾farmers have taken TotalEnergies' EACOP to the UK High Court. In their case, the farmers argue that the EACOP violates Uganda's own environmental and climate laws. For more, read : dialogue.earth/en/justice/i...
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If Uganda’s courts will not apply the law, England’s high court must
The farmers taking the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline to court in London know the costs of oil, and their rights to stop it, writes Dickens Kamugisha
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#StopEACOP @stopeacop.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Yesterday we discussed TotalEnergies: a $6 BILLION profit - up 68% - fueled by war. Shareholders get rich, families in Africa get displaced for projects like #EACOP. We cut the XSpace into clips. Here's the first clip on what "windfall profits" mean and why polluters must pay! youtu.be/-jh_0J7X0iw
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Why TotalEnergies' Profits Raise Accountability Questions | Sherelee Odayar, Greenpeace Africa
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 22/07/2026
⚖️4 Ugandan farmers are taking UK company EACOP Ltd to the London High Court to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). They argue the project violates local environmental laws.
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The @financialtimes.com estimates that the US has collected over $13bn in revenues from Venezuelan oil sales in 2026 but the US govt has provided almost no explanation about where the $$$ is, and after Venezuela's devastating earthquakes the US has transferred just $300m to the Venezuelan govt. WTF!
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Media Tell The Truth @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A mother gave birth to a baby with damaged lungs. The doctor accused her of smoking. She'd never touched a cigarette - but she lived 6km from a manganese smelter. She fought it and shut it down. Now the new owner wants to reopen it and bulldoze farmland for two coal mines.
Mdu Tshabalala (3rd from left) and other Vaal residents protest outside Glubay Coal’s offices in Johannesburg, July 2024. (Julia Evans/Daily Maverick)
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Media Tell The Truth @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The fight goes on. Full story here by @barkbat.bsky.social: znetwork.org/znetarticle/...
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Toxic Metals, Sulphur & Coal Dust: The Battle To Clean Up The Worst Air in South Africa
When Mel Mandy gave birth to her first child twenty-five years ago, the doctor told her off for smoking while pregnant. Her boy had been born with
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#StopEACOP @stopeacop.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
📌A court in France has ruled that TotalEnergies must account for the climate impacts of the oil it produces. In Hoima, Uganda, Rachael Tugume lost her land to EACOP and is now speaking directly to what this means for her community. Read our full statement: shorturl.at/z7YLO
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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A French court has ruled that oil company Total must account for the emission caused by burning the oil it sells (Scope 3 emissions) - a ruling with significant implications for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, EACOP and which sets an important international precedent.
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Fossil Ad Ban South Africa @fossiladbansa.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The #FossilAdBan campaign was represented by Noxolo Mfocwa at the 11th #OurOceanConference in Kenya. One message stood out: protecting our oceans is about justice, participation, & accurate information. Challenging greenwashing is important to a fossil free ocean. #OurOcean2026 #ooc11
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Degrowth explained in one sentence: Shrink the sectors that are killing the planet and exploiting people. Expand the sectors that make life worth living. Less fast fashion & oil. More care, creativity, learning & real food. Who’s against that? #Degrowth
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Long term exposure to oil pollution, as appears to have happened around the pipeline, can cause serious harm to wildlife + fish as @oceanauk.bsky.social documents in its Sea Slick report. Fishers along the pipeline say it's a struggle to make a living now. uk.oceana.org/reports/sea-...
Commercial Fish and Crustacean Species are Vulnerable to:
- The direct oiling impacts in surface waters, particularly in the larval stages, which can lead to diverse developmental defects. For example, the oil contaminants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can cause defects in foetuses, as well as tumours, bleeding and lesions in adult fish.
- The direct oiling impacts in the sea ed, which affects spawning grounds and eggs deposited on the seabed for species like herring.
The contamination of sediments, which can affect growth, development, respiration + feeding rates of lobsters.

Haddock caught near North Sea oil + gas installations have elevated levels of PAHs + the intensity of oil production in the North Sea was associated with negative impacts in haddock and cod. In cod, sustained exposure to oil related contaminants led to increased immune stress and potentially greater susceptibility to infection, cancer and other diseases.

Exposure to the toxic effects of oil can lead to death in Atlantic salmon and herring but, even if that level of severity is not reached, it can cause reduced growth and spinal deformation.

Abnormal hearts and reduced cardiorespiratory function have also been observed in juveniles of both species. This is of particular concern since cardiorespiratory function is a key determinant of survival and breeding potential.
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Json Momoa @jotatx.eurosky.social · 03/06/2026
All I can think of is " The Ogoni nine" and how SHELL took part on their assassination
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Remembering the Ogoni Nine
In 1995, nine activists from the Ogoni region of Nigeria were hanged after a campaign against oil giant Shell – decades later, their struggle for environmental justice is more relevant than ever.
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Fisherman Balafama Augustus Bruce, 64, describes devastation caused by Shell oil in Nigeria. The river used to be beautiful & people played & fished there. "But because of the damage [the spills] have caused, nobody is fishing here again. Because of that I've become poor. I eat from hand to mouth,"
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Social Movement Technologies @socialmovetech.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thousands of Kenyan women took to the streets yesterday in protest and public mourning to demand justice for victims of femicide and answers for missing children. Led by women's rights movements, including @endfemicideKe @usikimye #EndFemicideKe #TotalShutDown #EndGBV #MeToo Photo: Nairobi protests
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