Niger Delta becomes a cautionary tale for U.S.
Region has endured equivalent of Exxon Valdez spill
every year for 50 years
Perhaps no place on earth has been as battered by oil, experts say, leaving residents here astonished at the nonstop attention paid to the gusher half a world away in the Gulf of Mexico. It was only a few weeks ago, they say, that a burst pipe belonging to Royal Dutch Shell in the mangroves was finally shut after flowing for two months: now nothing living moves in a black-and-brown world once teeming with shrimp and crab.
NYT: Niger Delta: Where oil spills are no longer news - The New York Times- msnbc.com