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 Stop the Flows
It's time for an intervention: we must physically shut off the flows ourselves.
 Attrition
A strategy of attrition is inappropriate given our numbers and resources.
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We must use a cascading failure strategy to disrupt a fragile technological system. Shale Oil: Dying Fire Ready For Snuffing WE Pipeline explosion: a case study
 Civil Disobedience
Civil disobedience has some limited applications. If It's a Movement, It Has to Move Standing Rock and #NoDAPL Principles of Climate Civil Resistance Valve Turners More Related Pages
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 Militant Resistance
Militant resistance has shuttered 10-40% of Nigeria's oil production. Niger Delta Militants: Lives Saved
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 The Work
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 Your First Choice
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 Climate Change
Climate change is wreaking devastation now, and will get much worse. Principles of Climate Civil Resistance Action vs Catastrophic Climate Change Carbon Emissions & Concentration
 Killing Humans
Fossil fuel pollution and climate change kill millions of humans each year.
 Ecological Collapse
We are in the midst of global ecological collapse. Biological Annihilation Forest Loss
 Those We Love
We must stop fossil fuels to defend those you love.
 Hope Is Not Enough
We've waited decades. We can no longer rely on hope of a mass awakening. Winnie-the-Pooh's Insights
 Green Tech Not Enough
Green tech isn't slowing fossil fuel combustion, and isn't a solution.
 Efficiency Not Enough
Paradoxically, energy efficiency increases fossil fuel use.
 Politicians Not Enough
Governments have yet to take meaningful action. Carbon Emissions & Concentration
 Peak Oil Not Enough
Peak oil won't reduce carbon emissions fast enough. Shale & Tar Sands: Like Burning Rainforest
 Better Life Ahead
Life will be better in a post carbon world. Reform, Devolution & Deep Adaptation Civilization Reduces Quality of Life Collapse Increases Quality of Life
 Gentler Transition
The sooner we put on the brakes, the gentler the transition. Reform, Devolution & Deep Adaptation Experiment in Madness
 Stop the Flows
It's time for an intervention: we must physically shut off the flows ourselves.
 Attrition
A strategy of attrition is inappropriate given our numbers and resources.
 Principles of Strategy
Military analysts have derived principles of strategy from which we can learn. If It's a Movement, It Has to Move Pipeline Activism & Principles of Strategy The Art of Guerrilla Warfare Principles of War and Operations
 Cascading Failure
We must use a cascading failure strategy to disrupt a fragile technological system. Shale Oil: Dying Fire Ready For Snuffing WE Pipeline explosion: a case study
 Civil Disobedience
Civil disobedience has some limited applications. If It's a Movement, It Has to Move Standing Rock and #NoDAPL Principles of Climate Civil Resistance Valve Turners More Related Pages
 Ecosabotage
Ecosabotage allows activists to take the offensive. Ruby & Jessica: DAPL Ecosaboteurs Shooting Transformers Disables Substations DAPL Ecosaboteurs Interview DAPL Ecosabotage Press Release More Related Pages
 Militant Resistance
Militant resistance has shuttered 10-40% of Nigeria's oil production. Niger Delta Militants: Lives Saved
 Critical Infrastructure & Systems
We must use our limited resources to target critical infrastructure and systems. Frac Sand Supply Chain
 Electric Grid
The electric grid is uniquely vulnerable to cascading failure. Shooting Transformers Disables Substations CARVER Matrix
 Target Selection
Careful target selection of specific infrastructure is necessary. CARVER Matrix
 Hit and Run
We must use hit and run tactics to trigger cascading failure.
 The Work
We need people stopping fossil fuels.
 Front Line Activists
Front line activists directly stop fossil fuels.
 Loyalty & Material Support
We can all provide loyalty and material support to those doing the necessary work. Donate
 Spread the Strategy
We need a grassroots spreading knowledge of effective strategy and tactics. Printed Material Video & Audio Appearances
 Aboveground & Underground
There must be a strict firewall between those working aboveground and those underground.
 Your First Choice
Your first choice is your most important: above or underground? Choosing Aboveground or Underground
 Digital Security
Become familiar with digital security tools.
 Security Culture
Security culture is more important than any technical tools. Ruby & Jessica: DAPL Ecosaboteurs 73 Rules of Spycraft by Allen Dulles
 Other Groups
Serve on the front lines.
 Join Us
Join Stop Fossil Fuels in our work. Donate
 Be Effective
Maximize personal & organizational effectiveness.
Home page as PDF booklet Video & Audio Appearances All Pages Recent Additions & Updates Shooting Transformers Disables Substations If It's a Movement, It Has to Move Frac Sand Supply Chain Reform, Devolution & Deep Adaptation Shale Oil: Dying Fire Ready For Snuffing Shale & Tar Sands: Like Burning Rainforest
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Niger Delta Militants: Lives Saved

Militant resistance cut Nigerian crude extraction by a sustained 200-800,000 bpd since 2006
Trading Economics

Rough calculations based on 2015 numbers:

  • Global oil extraction: 79,784,300 barrels per day 1
  • Human deaths from industrial pollution: 5,500,000 2
  • Human deaths from climate change: 450,000 3
  • Oil proportion of global fossil fuels combustion: 37.9% 4

Deaths averted by shutting in 200,000 barrels of oil per day: 200,000 / 79,784,300 * .379 * 5,950,000 deaths / 12 months = 471 lives saved per month.

For the months when militants shut down 800,000 barrels of oil per day, they saved 1884 lives per month.

Death statistics are probably conservative, so it seems reasonable to round up to 500 to 1900 lives saved per month.

  1. World Crude Oil Extraction By Year ↩
  2. Lancet Commission on pollution and health, figure 7 ↩
  3. DARA Climate Vulnerability Monitor, 2nd ed ↩
  4. World Energy Consumption. Oil comprised 33% of global consumption. Gas or coal could be more or less culpable for fatalities than is oil, but this is a rough estimation, so we’ll assume equal harm. Oil, gas, and coal combined comprised 87% of global consumption. 33 / 87 = 37.9% of total fossil fuel consumption attributable to oil. ↩
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