"The government has relinquished control over the offshore areas of our industry. Norway was tough regarding oil companies from the start. You now have an almost embarrassingly large pension fund. The situation for Irish communities, however, is as in Ogoniland in Nigeria - oil is a curse,”
Hi folks,This is to alert you that Shell have informed national media to be st the gates of Bellanaboy today as they plan to come in to the refinery site. This, following last weeks announcements of their plans to come in this week, Over hundred people were at the gates yesterday since 5am yesterday and last week, grilled paddy wagons have been seen in the area, crowd control barriers on trucks, cops hovering taking pictures with no identification numbers on shoulders.Stay tuned to indymedia.ie for updates and pssible emergency call out to Mayo if you can come and supprt the pickets.SEE HERE FOR YESTERDAYS REPORT: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/78607
Posted Date:
25 September 2006 - 8:29pm