Andy Rowell is a freelance journalist & writer specialising in environmental, health and lobbying issues. Author of four books, he is also a director of Public Interest Investigations and a part-time senior Research Fellow at the University of Bath. Andy Rowell and James Marriott – together with Lorne Stockman – are co-authors of ‘The Next Gulf – London, Washington & the Oil Conflict in Nigeria’. See also ‘Crude Britannia – How Oil Shaped a Nation’ by Marriott & Macalister.
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Is Shell’s exit from Nigeria a front to dodge legal responsibilities?
Nigerian activists believe Shell’s apparent end to its 87-year operation in the country is an effort to avoid its legal responsibilities while holding onto the potentially profitable side of the business.
July 15, 2024
1,200 Dead; Up to 41 Million Affected in Asian Flooding
The Red Cross estimates that 14 million people have been affected by flooding in India; over 7 million in Bangladesh and 1.5 million in Nepal. The United Nations puts the total number of people affected by floods and lindslides at total nearly double that at 41 million.
September 1, 2017




















