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June 2012

Shell Gives Erris Fishermen a Dose of the Crabs

By: 
Crabby - Indymedia

Erris Inshore Fishermen's Association (EIFA) gets a dose of the crabs from Shell and were left scratching on Monday last!: Three years too late, EIFA 'fishermen', whose shillings from Shell have run out were back again on Monday on another begging spree. During this begging exercise by EIFA Shell's begging bowl ended up in the depths of the ocean off Ballyglass Pier and deep sea divers were successful in locating the bowl at co-ordinates 54-15-21 N, 09-53-49 W.

Posted Date: 
30 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/102047

Swells, waves, rocks and rolls

By: 
Lorna Siggins - Irish Times

Could Inis Mór have been separated from the mainland by a tsunami-like wave, and, given the recent earthquake, how likely is it that a major wave will hit Ireland, asks LORNA SIGGINS 

WHEN THE Volvo Ocean race sets a course for the Irish west coast this weekend on its final leg from Lorient in Brittany, a good southwesterly could have it taking advantage of the Atlantic’s fetch. Waves that have travelled thousands of miles could sweep the fleet on a broad reach past the Aran islands and into the shelter of the bay.

Posted Date: 
30 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sciencetoday/2012/0628/1224318883300...

Tax increase recommended for exploration companies

By: 
RTE

An Oireachtas committee on the exploration sector off Ireland's coast has recommended a big increase on the tax take for exploration companies who strike oil and gas off Ireland.

It suggests a tax take of between 40% and 80% to maximise the benefit to Ireland from oil and natural gas resources.

Ireland currently applies a rate of 25% before capital writes offs.

There are 11 recommendations in the report.

Posted Date: 
28 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0626/tax-increase-recommended-for-exploratio...

Corrib protesters storm council AGM

By: 
Edwin McGreal - Mayo News

Protesters play shrill noise to make their point

Posted Date: 
27 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1556...

Shell Co. Council can you hear us now?

By: 
Rossport Solidarity Camp - Indymedia

Today the AGM of Mayo Co. council was disrupted by a high pitched grinding noise; a recording of the sounds that came from Shell's compound in Aghoose during the June bank holiday weekend. Local residents aimed to demonstrate how they were ignored when they tried to complain about this disturbance which lasted for four days, and were told the council offices were closed on the bank holiday.

protersters with banners

 


YouTube Video:  The council are deaf to the plight of Erris

Posted Date: 
26 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/102028

Invading protesters make officials listen to noise recorded from Corrib gas project

By: 
Tom Shiel - Irish Times

Anti-Corrib Gas Shell to Sea protesters invaded the offices of Mayo County Council yesterday and disrupted the annual general meeting of the authority for almost three-quarters of an hour by playing a high-pitched noise on a tape recorder.

The protesters said the noise was a recording of what they said they had to endure over the bank holiday weekend in the Glengad/Pollathomas area as Corrib Gas developers Shell EP Ireland carried out test work.

Posted Date: 
26 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0626/1224318727468.html

Irish Farmers Say Shell Oil Operations Bring Injustice, Not Jobs

By: 
Kari Lydersen - In These Times

The Rossport Solidarity Camp is home to activists opposing Shell's natural gas operations that would forever change life on a remote western Ireland peninsula. The jobs that would be created by a natural gas pipeline and terminal, they say, would not compensate for harm to local farmers.   (Photo by Kari Lydersen)

Posted Date: 
25 June 2012
Link: 

http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/13425/irish_farmers_say_shell_oil_...

Environment: Commission refers Ireland back to Court over incomplete environmental impact assessment laws

By: 
European Commission - Press Release

[Shell to Sea]  This relates to the judical review case that An Taisce settled with the State, where one of the points had been that Shell hadn't submitted a correct Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). It is interesting to note that the Senior Counsel that An Taisce used in settling the Judicial Review, Colm Mac Eochaidh, has recently been appointed a High Court Judge, after just 3 years as a senior counsel.

Posted Date: 
22 June 2012
Link: 

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/657&format...

Norwegian Fisherman warns of destruction of seismic survey

By: 
RossportSolidarityCamp - YouTube

[Shell to Sea]  Shell and Statoil are currently carrying out Seismic surveys off the Mayo coast.  In this video Norwegian fisherman Bjørnar Nicolaisen warns of the consequences that "seismic shootings" has had on marine life and the fishing industry when it was carried out in Norway.  Fishing catches reduced by 60% in the year after the seismic surveys started and still hasn't returned to normal levels.

Posted Date: 
21 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGfoZ7WkxIM