Shell to Sea: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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''"Shell to Sea is an international [[Nonviolence|non-violent]] campaign, rooted in the [[Erris]] community. We seek to ensure the proposed Corrib gas [[Refinery|terminal]] and pipeline are constructed offshore, as is best practice. In doing so we seek to highlight the negligent [[Social environment|environmental]], [[health]], safety, planning and economic consequences of this [[Irish government|government]]-backed plan. We are not the property of any party or movement and we disassociate ourselves from negative campaigning and tactics that many media outlets have attempted to associate us with. We have been campaigning for several years and continue to face [[intimidation]], [[slander]] and significant hardship as a result. However, we are growing in strength, numbers and confidence. We will remain peaceful, committed and determined in the coming days, weeks months - and years if necessary!"'' [http://www.corribsos.com/index.php?id=2&type=page]

The most recent poll on the issue ([[January 2008]]) showed Shell to Sea's stance is supported by three times as many people in Mayo as those who support Shell (this is broadly similar to national trends, but a significant 40 per cent said they had no opinion on the issue or were not really interested. One newspaper has postulated that theThe findings suggest that on the ground in most of Mayo, the issue may not be as divisive as the national media claims[http://www.mayoadvertiser.com/index.php?aid=18].

==Background==