Saturday 27 October 2007
Dear John,
Maura Harrington, Shell to Sea, here. Firstly, best wishes to your father and continued good health and longevity to him.
I would like to alert you to a poll result which will be published in the Irish Times on Monday next. This follows a 5 day online debate on the subject ‘Is Shell’s Corrib Gas Project good for the Local Community?’
(http://scripts.ireland.com/polls/head2head/index.cfm?fuseaction=yesnopoll&pollid=8030&subsiteid=352).
I’m very pleased that the result presented on a pie chart will show 16% YES and 84% NO!
It is becoming wearisome to hear Shell suits prattling on in public statements and PR bumph about not doing anything ‘without the consent of the community’ – huh!!
The population of the receiving environment is approx 1100; over 80% (850) of this population have signed a petition stating their opposition to the project as currently configured.
This local opposition is now strengthened by the Times poll which reflects the wider national and global view.
I know that Shell executives are incapable of thinking outside the box but here in Erris they really must get their heads around the fact that their grotty project – taken over on acquisition of Enterprise Oil without a hint of proper review by Shell – is, quite literally, going nowhere; they are currently trying to build their refinery, thereby wasting more shareholder funds in the absence of any connecting production pipeline route and a licence from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Please bring this example of further ridiculous executive behaviour to the attention of your readers if possible.
Thank you, Maura
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