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Shell. the Boyne, Carrowmore Lake and the Niger Delta

category international | environment | opinion/analysis author Friday December 08, 2006 07:38author by m.m.mccarron - o.s.i Report this post to the editors

Shell Pollution in Trim, Constituency of Minister Dempsey

Shell ordered to clean up site of pollution by refined petroleum hydrocarbons from leak at petrol station.

If anyone still doubts that piplines have accidents and develop leaks, maybe they should talk to Meath County Council. Full marks to Meath County Council for persisting for five years that Shell Ireland be made clean up its mess in Trim. The issue is described in detail in the Irish Times of 7 December 2007.

It seems detection only came about when a hydocarbon sheen was noted on the Boyne. Shell argues that it is impossible to remediate the effect. The judge says it must do so even if it costs millions to restore a quality of drinking water.

Do we understand the protest at Bellanboy where the refinery is going to pollute the only drinking source in Erris, Carrowmore Lake.
In fact, the resumed work at the site is very possibly polluting the lake already. And we express surprise at the tenacity of Shell To Sea in Rossport. What does a community do when its water source is being poisoned?

The hydocarbon sheen is a common sight in the Niger Delta where Shell and other companies have turned its prodigious waters into an oil soup. There is no tap water and the treks to find clean water get longer year by year.

Remediation agreements are continully delayed and,as in the Trim case, one wonders if Shell ever intends to clean up.

Meath County Council, in its own interests, has given great example that might well be emulated by Mayo County Council. Contractors for Shell who agree to go ahead on projects proved to endanger the essentials of life bear a grave responsibility.

author by m.m.mccarronpublication date Fri Dec 08, 2006 07:47author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Date for Irish Tmes report should, of course, read 7 December 2006!

author by mairepublication date Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:44author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Meath County Council have succeeded in their duty of care. What exactly is Mayo County Council s thoughts on Shell's criteria on site selection which were used in identifying the optimum terminal site -
(1) MINIMISE THE DISTANCE FROM LANDFALL TO TERMINAL.!!!!!!!!
(2)KEEP VISUAL IMPACT TO A MINIMUM,
(3) AVOID ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS SUCH AS SPECIAL AREAS OF CONSERVATION (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs)

Just asking.

author by mary.epublication date Fri Dec 08, 2006 21:11author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Why haven't we heard about this in the national press or have we?

author by maire - active citizenpublication date Sun Dec 10, 2006 15:44author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I'm afraid you must inform yourself.
You need very informed journalists who can spend a lot of time scrutinising planning applications, and in the future it will only become more difficult when the SIB(Strategic Infrastructural Bill) covers planning of hazardous installations. This Act will rush through developments which can result in harm to the public, without time to investigate EIS reports, health effects, geology, flooding etc. - you will get a short period to gather information, with the advantage given to large corporations, vested interests, you being part of the "common good" get lowered to the "Common Bad" with no voice, unless you exist within a credible organisation that has existed for one year.
If freedom of information means anything, this Act must be challenged constitutionally.

 
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