Home | Friday 29th July 2011 | Issue 781
SHELLING OUT
It takes a certain amount of stamina to resist a multi-national oil company hell bent on environmental destruction, so good on those Rossport Solidarity activists for continuing to get in Shell’s way, as inconveniently and expensively as possible.
Tuesday (26th) saw yet another day of action against the oil giant and their efforts to build a gas pipeline in County Mayo (See SchNEWS 756, 710, 733, 673, 643...). The campaign has reached a critical time: Shell are in the process of laying bog mats and bringing in machinery in preparation for removing peat from the area. After this, the pipe’ll get laid.
Seven activists blockaded the road at the crack of dawn, followed by further blocks of tractors and equipment heading towards the compound. Apart from the poor sod forcibly removed from a tractor roof, the Gardai appear to be veering from their usual abusive style to adopt a more hands-off approach. No arrests were made amongst the blockaders, despite the force no doubt accruing massive policing costs during the operation.
Friday (29th) is set to be another day of action. As always – the more people get there to resist the better.
