Shamrocks and oil slicks: a people's uprising against shell oil in county mayo, ireland
Auteur :
Wilcox, Fred a
Éditeur :
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
ISBN :
9781583678466
Date de publication :
24 sept. 2019
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US); Unsewn / adhesive bound
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
County Mayo, Ireland, is spectacularly beautiful. Dolphins, whales, and seals frolic in bays, rivers teem with salmon. Into this tranquil, unspoiled region, in early 2002, came Shell Oil, announcing plans to build a gas refinery. Shell promised wonderful things: new jobs, improved roads, money for schools. Church officials called this project