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Second Place
Marcus Bleasdale Freelance / Alexia Foundation
"The Ultimate Price of Oil"
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A Fishermens wife complain about the meagre catch in
Kribi. Fish stocks have dropped to almost nothing after the pipeline was
laid. There has been virtually no compensation for the thousands of fishermen
whose livelihood depends on fish stocks. More than half of the fishermen have
abandoned their pirogues. Those who stay can no longer afford to school their
children or feed them regularly. The pipeline carries 225,000 barrels of oil
a day and benefits to the US consortium over will be $8bn. Human Rights
abuses and health problems all caused by the pipeline are common place.
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