May 25, 2015
NIGER RIVER DELTA
OIL PRODUCTION
•Oil spills in the river
•One of the richest agricultural lands in the world
•Devastated by ongoing oil pollution
PROBLEMS
• Water Pollution: industrial waste and oil spillso limited fishing, rare clean drinking water
• Natural Gas Flaring:o gas byproduct of drilling flared in
explosiono air pollution linked to high rate of cancer
and reduced crop yield• Oil Company Corruption Video
PRAYER CONCERNS
• Cooperation of tribes focused on clean-upo forgiveness of long history of inter-tribal
conflict
• Deliberate, helpful, solution-driven aid from Shell
• Stem political, military corruption
DELRAY NEIGHBORHOODDETROIT, MICHIGAN
POLLUTION
• 1992 video (still happening!)
• One of the most polluted places in Michigan
• Low-income families “trapped” in pollution
PROBLEMS
• Rancid fumes permeate air in homes causing health issues: persistent nausea, headaches, and dry heaves
• Neighborhood grass and trees dying, covered in red dust
• Two factories blamed: waste oil plant, abrasives factory
• Low-income families unable to move and are not listened to by athorities
PRAYER CONCERNS
• Industrial accountability
• Empowerment of local leaders to stop pollution
• Opportunities for low-income population to heal, fix, and/or move!
KOLONTAR, HUNGARY
TOXIC SLUDGE SPILL
• Video
• Environmental Catastrophe
• Hundreds have lost homes and agricultural land
PROBLEMS
• 185 million gallons of toxic sludgeo retaining wall failure at aluminum factory
• Hazardous torrent swept through several villages and has seeped into the Danube river
• Highly alkaline sludge contained high levels of toxic heavy metals: arsenic, chrome, and mercury
PRAYER CONCERNS
• Long-term environmental reclamation
• Long-term health concerns of affected residents
• Industrial accountability
• Restoration of livelihoods
MARINDUQUE ISLANDPHILIPPINES
COPPER MINING
• Mining in the Philippines
• Very poor community- relies heavily on fishing and agriculture
• Major pollution of key resources
• 1996 disaster forced many to leave and released toxins
PROBLEMS
• Marcopper Mining poses great risk to health of residents
• Workers exposed to red dust have health problems, little compensation is given
• Lax environmental regulations have resulted in floods and leaking of toxic waste
• Petitions and protests by people have been ignored
PRAYER CONCERNS
• Industrial and Governmental accountability
• Give power and voice to local leaders to stop pollution
• Continued work for clean up and restoration
INDIA
ENDOSULFAN USE
•Dangerous Pesticide Usage
•Related to many health problems and deformities
•NHRC speaks
PROBLEMS
• Use of Endosulfan as pesticide is very harmfulo Linked to many development abnormalties
• Mainly affects the poor who don't know the dangers and can't leave
• Endosulfan is banned in many other countries but India does not want it to be banned
PRAYER CONCERNS
• Ban the use of dangerous pesticides
• Long-term health concerns of those affected
• More education about the dangers among those most likely to be affected
• Government accountability
ORIENTE REGION, ECUADOR
OIL DRILLING
• Health crisis due to pollution from oil companies
• Major pollution of key resources
• High cancer rates and skin rashes
PROBLEMS
• Oil companies dump waste water in pitso Waste flows into rivers
• Local people exposed to highly toxic chemicals when bathing or drinking
• Rates of cancer, spontaneous abortions and birth defects very high
• Populations of 3 native tribes are very low as result of pollution of the rivers they depend on
PRAYER CONCERNS
• Industrial and Governmental accountability to change practices
• Give power and voice to local leaders to stop pollution
• Work for cleanup and restoration
• Health of local people