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Second Place
Marcus Bleasdale Freelance / Alexia Foundation
"The Ultimate Price of Oil"
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Fishermen in Kribi drag their pirogue through the
surf to go fishing. 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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