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category mayo | environment | opinion/analysis author Tuesday December 26, 2006 18:41author by confused local - Erris citizen Report this post to the editors

can somebody explain?

Give me the reason

Ok I have been tempted to do this for some time.
Can someone explain to me exactly what shell to sea and others posting on Indymedia are concerned about ?
We often hear of concerns over the pipeline, and that is a legitimate concern but now shell says it will reroute the pipe.
The likelihood of that pipe failing was probably negligible, but I appreciate that the fear the residents felt was real.
So the pipeline is been addressed!
The discharge into broadhaven another real cause for concern, under no circumstances should our marine or terrestrial environment be sacrificed for profit.
I hear the fishermen of erris has commissioned an aquatic ecotoxicoligst to asses the impact on the bay.
I would suggest shell to sea hire a expert on the impact of the refinery, then they could fight to have the refinery located at sea with hard facts.
Has there ever been an assessment made by an independent consultant,( with credentials and a reputation to protect) on the actual impact on human health and the local environment from this refinery?
What I am asking is what "proven" facts are quoted as the reason to have this refinery located at sea?
This is not human cloning, or Gm foods, this is refining of natural gas It has been done for decades, If the risks are real then evidence should be very easy to produce (precedence).

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Complex issues - simplistic response     Seán Ryan    Tue Dec 26, 2006 19:45 
   more....     mise    Tue Dec 26, 2006 20:18 
   Right on Sean !     Matt Larkin    Tue Dec 26, 2006 21:03 
   granted but!     confused local    Tue Dec 26, 2006 21:36 
   Supposed re-route of the pipeline     Tadhg    Tue Dec 26, 2006 22:44 
   credulous people     confused local    Tue Dec 26, 2006 23:24 
   Indeed     Michael Brady    Tue Dec 26, 2006 23:48 
   Refinery     Terry    Wed Dec 27, 2006 00:37 
   Pipeline     Terry    Wed Dec 27, 2006 00:46 
 10   can somebody explain?     confused local    Wed Dec 27, 2006 09:45 
 11   Confused !     Mick Butler    Wed Dec 27, 2006 19:02 
 12   correction     confused local    Wed Dec 27, 2006 19:08 
 13   At last thank you     confused local    Wed Dec 27, 2006 20:20 
 14   (Not so) Dear Confused Local     Maura Harrington    Thu Dec 28, 2006 00:26 
 15   Concerned local me Ar$e!!     cool j    Thu Dec 28, 2006 03:35 
 16   Correction!!     cool j    Thu Dec 28, 2006 03:40 
 17   To maura and others     confused local    Thu Dec 28, 2006 16:32 
 18   Ok Confused 'local'     Kato    Fri Dec 29, 2006 00:48 
 19   "Confused"     Tadhg    Fri Dec 29, 2006 02:35 
 20   Ok one at a time     confused local    Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:44 
 21   now Tadhg     confused local    Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:29 
 22   "Confused?"     Peter K    Fri Dec 29, 2006 13:02 
 23   Other refineries.     Tadhg    Fri Dec 29, 2006 15:28 
 24   Peter K     confused local    Fri Dec 29, 2006 17:24 
 25   Tadhg     confused local    Fri Dec 29, 2006 18:21 
 26   Respiratory health of a population living downwind from natural gas refineries.     JFH    Fri Dec 29, 2006 20:43 
 27   Still "confused"     Tadhg    Fri Dec 29, 2006 22:03 
 28   JFH     confused local    Fri Dec 29, 2006 22:35 
 29   Tadhg     confused local    Fri Dec 29, 2006 23:04 
 30   destined to stay confused     confused local    Fri Dec 29, 2006 23:13 
 31   Getting too hot for confused local!     JFH    Sat Dec 30, 2006 02:22 
 32   Now, I am confused!     JFH    Sat Dec 30, 2006 02:27 
 33   JFH     PPII    Sat Dec 30, 2006 02:49 
 34   Who was it     shell?    Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:56 
 35   what if     questioning    Sun Dec 31, 2006 15:08 
 36   Happy New Year Resolutions     Other ´confused´locals    Sun Dec 31, 2006 23:10 
 37   remove the thread     Agree    Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:07 
 38   Agree     Not Agree    Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:12 
 39   oh dear oh dear     bejaysus    Mon Jan 01, 2007 13:30 
 40   Its funny     cropbeye    Mon Jan 01, 2007 16:44 
 41   Conjecture     Tadhg    Mon Jan 01, 2007 21:02 
 42   tadgh i think you misquoted     netural observer    Mon Jan 01, 2007 22:52 
 43   Misspelled     Tadhg    Mon Jan 01, 2007 23:54 
 44   Those that don't want to know!!     cool j    Tue Jan 02, 2007 00:37 
 45   Water Data     Hey Jude    Tue Jan 02, 2007 01:12 
 46   tadhg is right     yet another confused non local    Tue Jan 02, 2007 21:54 
 47   just for clarifacition     cool j minder    Tue Jan 02, 2007 23:26 
 48   Pollution figures     JM    Tue Jan 02, 2007 23:33 
 49   jm     clarity    Wed Jan 03, 2007 00:03 
 50   Carrowmore Lake     JM    Thu Jan 04, 2007 01:25 
 51   Happy new year from Australia     ausie    Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:35 
 52   Aussie     no.6    Fri Jan 05, 2007 20:12 
 53   data foi     tnx jm    Fri Jan 05, 2007 20:20 
 54   in fact     correction no6    Fri Jan 05, 2007 20:31 
 55   hope this is factual!     one more try    Mon Jan 08, 2007 22:34 
 56   ?     00    Mon Jan 22, 2007 22:17 
 57   neligable impact     expert    Tue Jan 23, 2007 22:32 
 58   more info     confused local    Mon Jan 29, 2007 20:21 
 59   go away     local    Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:21 
 60   cath     katiem    Tue Jan 30, 2007 21:52 
 61   katiem     confused local    Tue Jan 30, 2007 22:30 
 62   Reply     katiem    Wed Jan 31, 2007 00:00 
 63   Take a few bob...     Saddened    Wed Jan 31, 2007 00:10 
 64   realist     confused local    Wed Jan 31, 2007 09:12 
 65   .......     objector    Fri Feb 02, 2007 08:48 
 66   Thanks for that     Marlboro Man    Fri Feb 02, 2007 08:51 
 67   cost to shell     confused local    Fri Feb 02, 2007 18:25 
 68   cost     informed    Mon Feb 05, 2007 19:07 
 69   show yourself     S2S ann    Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:44 
 70   To Confused who are you? Confused     MR.ED COLLINS    Wed Mar 14, 2007 22:01 
 71   fair play to mr ed     Frdmg    Wed Mar 14, 2007 22:49 
 72   What drivel!     D    Wed Mar 14, 2007 22:52 
 73   E.P.A     CL    Wed Mar 14, 2007 22:58 
 74   The world according to Andy Pyle!!     cool j    Thu Mar 15, 2007 23:01 
 75   To cool j     D    Fri Mar 16, 2007 07:54 


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