Venezuela's Oil Industry Is Broken. Now It's Breaking the Environment.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Francisco Barrios, 62, who also lives in Cabimas, repaired boats used by the oil industry for more than 20 years, earning enough to feed his five children and pay for their education.
53% : "It is imperative that the government effectively implement its environmental regulatory framework on the oil industry," the report said.
43% : (Experts say that figure is accurate and note that the country's emissions have decreased as its oil industry has cratered.)
40% : The collapse of the oil industry has left Cabimas, once one of the richest communities in Venezuela, in extreme poverty.

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