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In 2005 the company paid out €5.2 million for airpollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million fine for violating a 2007 airpollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. million to eight Burmese villagers who sued the company for human rights abuses.
In 2005 the company paid out €5.2 million for airpollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million fine for violating a 2007 airpollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. million to eight Burmese villagers who sued the company for human rights abuses.
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In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbonemissions by 45 percent by 2030. Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Also see SOMO's 2008 report.
In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbonemissions by 45 percent by 2030. Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Also see SOMO's 2008 report.
In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbonemissions by 45 percent by 2030. Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Also see SOMO's 2008 report.
In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbonemissions by 45 percent by 2030. Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Also see SOMO's 2008 report.
In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbonemissions by 45 percent by 2030. Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Also see SOMO's 2008 report.
In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbonemissions by 45 percent by 2030. Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Also see SOMO's 2008 report.
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