Reminder: Rally Wednesday, May 26th in front of Chevron. 7am – 11 am.  Chevron’s Houston HQ 1500 Louisiana

(May 23) — Nigerian Spill Makes Valdez Look Like A Drop in the Bucket.

Now a month old, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill still dominates the headlines, with politicians, pundits and ordinary people debating who’s to blame and wondering if it will eclipse the Exxon Valdez as the worst spill in U.S. history. Meanwhile, Nigeria reportedly leaks as much oil as the Valdez — which spewed nearly 11 million gallons of crude into Alaskan waters in 1989 — every year, with little attention paid.

A top 10 oil exporter with proven reserves of 36 billion barrels, Nigeria today also ranks among the world’s worst in petroleum safety. According to reports, last year alone the West African nation had more than 2,000 active spills.

Indeed, a half century of oil exploration — and, experts say, exploitation — has earned the Niger Delta a dubious distinction: Environmentalists call it the most polluted ecosystem on Earth. Read more in AOL News.

(May 25) — A Movie as a Protest Warmup?  Sweet Crude Hits the Angelika Just as Chevron Braces for Visitors. Read more about JINN’s event in Houston in Culture News Houston.

(May 24) — Will Chevron Heed the Call to Transparency? A group of shareholders filed a proposal with Chevron calling for a policy of publicly disclosing payments made to governments where the company operates.  Read more in the Huffington Post.

(May 20) — Deadline Extended in ‘Crude’ Documentary Lawsuit.  A federal judge on Thursday pushed back the deadline for a documentary filmmaker to turn over 600 hours of unused footage to Chevron. Read more in the New York Times.