environmental disaster

The Thread: Photostories of the black soot consuming Port Harcourt

A picture is worth a thousand ones, it is said. See pictures below by @andyRoidO on what life is like in Okrika, home to Rivers state refinery: In light of #stopthesoot, I want to do a photo thread about my hometown Okrika, and how we have lived with the Port Harcourt Refinery. /1 —... Read More

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#stop the soot. Port Harcourt, air pollution, environmental disaster, nigeria, The Thread, wike

February 9, 2017

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The Thread: “I’m quite happy we have on our hands an environmental disaster”

More persons are speaking about the environmental disaster consuming Port Harcourt. We are yet to hear from the state governor about this. Every cloud has a silver lining, they say. Perhaps this happening in Port Harcourt will get everyone talking about environmental issues. Not just talking, but also setting safeguards in place. Recall that it... Read More

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Black soot, environmental disaster, nigeria, Port Harcourt, The Thread