Comments on: Gas Flaring in the Niger Delta http://www.rowland-adewumi.com/archives/118 ..Sharing my thoughts, perspective, commentary... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:16:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rowland Adewumi http://www.rowland-adewumi.com/archives/118/comment-page-1#comment-53 Rowland Adewumi Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:35:09 +0000 http://www.rowland-adewumi.com/?p=118#comment-53 Dear Sir, I am very disappointed to see that the Nigerian government has not met your December 31, 2008 deadline to end gas flaring in all Niger Delta communities. I urge you to immediately halt this dangerous and wasteful practice. Nigeria is the world's second largest flarer of associated gas and currently burns 23 billion standard cubic meters annually. Gas flaring contributes significantly to climate change. Gas flaring causes acid rain which acidifies the lakes and streams and damages crops and vegetation. It reduces farm yields and harms human health, lives and livelihoods. Gas flaring increases the risk of respiratory illnesses, asthma and cancer. It often causes painful breathing, chronic bronchitis, decreased lung function, body itching, blindness, impotency, miscarriages and premature deaths. While nearly three-quarters of Nigerians live in desperate poverty, Nigeria loses $2.5 billion dollars every year through flared gas. The practice is also a major factor in the tension and conflicts raging in the Niger Delta region. It is extremely troubling that, despite a 2005 court order, gas flaring has continued unabated in the Niger Delta, putting the local communities and the entire world at risk. The government must put the human and environmental rights of the people of Nigeria above corporate profits. Please stop gas flaring now. Sincerely, Submitted by: Paula Palmer, Global Response paula@globalresponse.org Dear Sir,
I am very disappointed to see that the Nigerian government has not met your December 31, 2008 deadline to end gas flaring in all Niger Delta communities. I urge you to immediately halt this dangerous and wasteful practice.

Nigeria is the world’s second largest flarer of associated gas and currently burns 23 billion standard cubic meters annually. Gas flaring contributes significantly to climate change.

Gas flaring causes acid rain which acidifies the lakes and streams and damages crops and vegetation. It reduces farm yields and harms human health, lives and livelihoods. Gas flaring increases the risk of respiratory illnesses, asthma and cancer. It often causes painful breathing, chronic bronchitis, decreased lung function, body itching, blindness, impotency, miscarriages and premature deaths.

While nearly three-quarters of Nigerians live in desperate poverty, Nigeria loses $2.5 billion dollars every year through flared gas. The practice is also a major factor in the tension and conflicts raging in the Niger Delta region.

It is extremely troubling that, despite a 2005 court order, gas flaring has continued unabated in the Niger Delta, putting the local communities and the entire world at risk.

The government must put the human and environmental rights of the people of Nigeria above corporate profits. Please stop gas flaring now.

Sincerely,
Submitted by: Paula Palmer, Global Response
paula@globalresponse.org

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