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International Campaigns: Nigeria Letter to Shell Oil from Ed Wayburn, chairman, international committee Edgar Wayburn, M.D. 314 Thirtieth Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121 November 29, 1995 Mr. Phillip J. Carroll Chief Executive Officer Shell Oil Corporation Houston, Texas 77252 via facsimile 713-241-4044 Sir: Enclosed please find the remnants of my Shell credit card, which I am returning to you as I have no further use for it. After thirty-odd years of being a Shell customer, I can no longer consider utilizing Shell products. I am outraged by accounts I have read in newspapers and magazines of Shell's complicity in the recent killings in Nigeria of the environmental leader Ken Saro-wiwa and other environmental advocates. In addition, I have viewed a video that documents Shell's lamentable involvement in the destruction of the Ogoni homeland in Nigeria. It is impossible to comprehend how an international corporation of longstanding repute could callously condone such appalling human suffering and perpetrate such environmental devastation. Not only has your company carelessly undermined its public good will, but it is now apparently--and inexcusably--attempting to whitewash its public image by casting blame on others. I am also urging my friends to put their business elsewhere. Sincerely, /s Edgar Wayburn, M.D. Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club