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June 2012

Rossport Solidarity Camp June Weekend Experience

By: 
shelver - RSC

No eviction yet...

The 7th Rossport solidarity camp June bank holiday weekend was great! :)

Moving in the caravan
Moving in the caravan

Posted Date: 
11 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/101969

The Dangers of Seismic Testing

By: 
Greenpeace

[Shell to Sea] Shell have received permission from Minister for Energy Shell's Pet Rabbitte to carry out seismic testing off the Mayo coast for 100 days starting from the 1st of June.

Posted Date: 
11 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/news/the-dangers-of-seis...

Shell seismic survey in Mayo quake zone

By: 
Colin Johnston - Indymedia.ie

Coincidence?

At the time of the magnitude 4 earthquake detected on the Mayo coast on Wednesday morning, "seismic survey" vessels contracted to Shell E&P Ireland were scheduled to be in the process of using high-energy explosive pulses to probe the deep rock strata within 10-15km of the quake zone.

Posted Date: 
11 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/101953

News Release: Earthquakes, Landslides, Subsidence; Shell to Sea calls for immediate halt to Corrib Project.

Press Release - Issued by Mayo Shell to Sea - June 11th, 2012

Shell to Sea calls for an immediate cessation to the Corrib Project following the first major earthquake of the west coast.

Commenting in the wake of the earthquake close to the Corrib wellhead, Shell to Sea spokesperson Maura Harrington stated "Shell's proposed Corrib Project is made up as follows; the wellhead is in an earthquake zone; the landfall is in a landslide zone; the refinery is in a bog which may be subsiding". 

Pobal Chill Chomáin calls for independent safety evaluation of Corrib gas infrastructure Saturday,

By: 
midwest radio

In the aftermath of this week’s magnitude 4 earthquake off the North Mayo coast Pobal Chill Chomáin has called on the Department of Communication, Energy and Natural Resources to conduct an immediate independent safety evaluation of the Corrib gas infrastructure.

Posted Date: 
9 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.midwestradio.ie/mwr/news/8993-pobal-chill-chomain-calls-for-i...

Earthquake sparks fears over safety of Corrib gas field

By: 
Áine Ryan - Mayo News

A MAYO County Councillor has called on Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte to address the many concerns of Erris and Mayo residents in the wake of the magnitude 4.0 earthquake that occurred in waters about 90km off the coast of Belmullet, just before 9am yesterday.

Posted Date: 
9 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1543...

Strict safety measures for oil and gas exploration

By: 
Lorna Siggins - Irish Times

Potential hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” and refining of gas drawn from the Kinsale and Corrib gas fields will be monitored by the State’s energy regulator before the end of next year.

Fines of up to €3 million or imprisonment for up to three years may be imposed for breaches, according to the Commission for Energy Regulation in a document published yesterday.

Posted Date: 
9 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0609/1224317567991.html

Shell launches new community investment programme

By: 
Áine Ryan - Mayo News

WORKING in partnership with the Erris community and its agencies is a fundamental priority for the recently appointed Managing Director of Shell E&P Ireland, Michael Crothers. Writing in a newly-published Shell community investment booklet, Mr Crothers observes that ‘communities should benefit from the presence of large organisations like Shell’ and, moreover, that it is ‘essential, of course, that the community rather than the company leads in terms of ideas and plans’.

Posted Date: 
9 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1541...

New Release: Further Garda violence as Corrib protests continue

--  Eight campaigners arrested in the last 4 days --

Yesterday, a standoff which saw a Glengad resident refuse to yield to Shell trucks, again saw Gardaí resort to violence against peaceful campaigners, to force Shell haulage through.

Survey shows tremor struck closer to Providence territory than Corrib

By: 
Lorna Siggins - Irish Times

The epicentre for Wednesday’s earthquake off Mayo was closer to an area licensed to Providence Resources than to the Corrib gas field.

The latitude and longitude pinpointed by the British Geological Survey shows the magnitude-four quake, which occurred 60km west of Belmullet, was in the Slyne basin area, where Providence has two licences. However, the Department of Energy would not comment publicly yesterday, and Providence was unavailable for comment.

Posted Date: 
8 June 2012
Link: 

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0608/1224317501292.html