"The Government have clearly sent the message to Shell, ‘you can do whatever you want’. Fortunately due to protest, the refinery remains unconnected to the gas field. If, as Shell planned, gas had been flowing by now, we would potentially all be dealing with a gas leak and explosion.”
The UNEP recently issued a report detailing the destructive effects of decades of Shell oil production activities in Ogoniland in Nigeria.
The publication was marked in Erris County Mayo by a protest outside the gates of a newly constructed Shell gas refinery.The video also shows how routine violence against protesters has become.
Posted Date:
15 August 2011