TEXT FROM WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A VIDEO CONTAINING A FAKE APOLOGY FROM SHELL. ALSO SEE RELATED CORRESPONDENCE WITH SHELL.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zciWUOrIUqo&feature=player_embedded (No longer operational)
Today, Royal Dutch Shell is holding back the tears no more. Shell apologises to all inhabitants of Nigerias Niger Delta for the many years of human rights violations, for which Shell takes full responsibility.
Confronted with massive evidence of human rights violations that can only be attributed to its operations in the Niger Delta, Royal Dutch Shell is extremely proud to be the first international petrochemical company to publicly say:
We are sorry.
Since Shell first discovered oil in the Niger Delta in 1956, the company has ravished the land and polluted the environment. We thought these people didnt know what was good for them, explains Bradford Houppe, Vice-President of Shells newly established Ethical Affairs Committee. We never knew that we were bringing them impoverishment, conflict, abuse and deprivation. Now we know. Shell acknowledges that it is responsible for large-scale oil spills, waste dumping and gas flaring. Each year, hundreds of oil spills occur, many of which are caused by corrosion of oil pipes and poor maintenance of infrastructure. Our failure to deal with these spills swiftly and the lack of effective clean-up greatly exacerbate their human rights and environmental impact, says Houppe. And that is wrong. Its just really wrong.
More than 60 per cent of the people in the Niger Delta depend on the natural environment for their livelihood. But due to the oil pollution, many of them use polluted water to drink and to cook and wash with, and eat fish contaminated with oil and other toxins. Oil spills and waste dumping have also seriously damaged agricultural land.
The destruction of livelihoods and the lack of redress have led people to steal oil and vandalise oil infrastructure in an attempt to gain compensation or clean-up contracts. Armed groups engage in large-scale theft of oil and the ransoming of oil workers. Government reprisals frequently involve excessive force and the collective punishment of communities, thus deepening general anger and resentment.
Between 2005 and 2008, the Nigerian government received around $36 billion in taxes and royalties from Shell. They have never, not in the slightest, held us to account for all the wrong we did, says Houppe. So without taking back any of our apologies, by all means: blame them too!
A comprehensive Plan of Action, featuring general apologies, detailed apologies, apologies in Braille and apologies in rhyme that Shell employees will hang on the walls in their offices, will be presented at Shells Annual General Meeting on 18 May 2010 in The Hague.
http://shellapologises.com/statement.html
RELATED EMAIL SENT TO SHELL ETHICS BOSS RICHARD WISEMAN
From: John Donovan <[email protected]>
Date: 13 May 2010 08:46:25 BST
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Shell Apologises for Human Rights Violations in Nigeria. Is this a hoax or a ploy?
Dear Mr Wiseman
Is this a hoax or a ploy?
Shell Apologises for Human Rights Violations in Niger Delta
We will of course publish any reply on an unedited basis.
Kind regards
John Donovan
REPLY FROM MR WISEMAN
From: [email protected]
Date: 13 May 2010 09:31:45 BST
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Shell Apologises for Human Rights Violations in NIgeria. Is this a hoax or a ploy?
Dear Mr Donovan,
The statement you refer to is not Shells. Our position is set out most recently in our 2009 Sustainability Report which can be found on line at:
http://sustainabilityreport.shell.com/2009/servicepages/welcome.html
You can order a hard copy from:
Regards
Richard Wiseman
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Shell Centre, London SE1 7NA
Registered in England and Wales number 4366849
Registered Office: Shell Centre, London, SE1
Headquarters: Carel van Bylandtlaan 30, 2596 HR
The Hague, The Netherlands
RELATED POSTINGS ON SHELL BLOG
- Regularbrowser
on May 13th, 2010 at 10:24 amDear John, I can save both Richard Wiseman and yourself the time, the video of the Niger Delta apology is a fake done by the Yes Men activist group.
Outsider
on May 13th, 2010 at 10:08 amA quick search of the web for the name Bradford Houppe reveals that the date of the press release is April 1st.
RELATED WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yes_Men#Niger_Delta_Hoax
FROM THE YES MEN website:
This website and sisters royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, and shellnews.net, are owned by John Donovan. There is also a Wikipedia segment.Impersonating big-time criminals in order to publicly humiliate them. Our targets are leaders and big corporations who put profits ahead of everything else.
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-By ZiK Gbemre
ON ROYAL DUTCH SHELL FAKE VIDEO
This is an Old video of a fake Shell staff. Peter Robert Voser of Royal Dutch Shell whom he mentioned his name, has retired since December 2013 from The Royal Dutch Shell as the CEO.
The man in the video, Bradford Houppe, is fake and not a Royal Dutch Shell staff at any time, or in any where in the world. This false video has been in circulation for two years now. It is apparently aimed to rubbish Shell image. Look at the audience of the video you will see it is fake.
Zik Gbemre
May 17,2021
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes
Dear Sir,
Apologies are a welcome development to the people of Niger Delta, but the pending issue affecting the Niger Delta must be brought to book, my advice is that all stakeholders must be present.
Lawrence