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Shell to Sea Campaign Suddenly Heats Up

02-10-2006 23:12

This is urgent news from 'Shell to Sea', a hugely popular and widespread campaign concerning the north-west of Ireland. It is expected that Shell, with assistence from the cops, will attempt to forcibly start work on a dangerous experimental pipeline in the next few days. 100-200 cops are reported to have been drafted into the area for up to one month.

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Shell still havn't got the message in Mayo

02-10-2006 20:39

Shell are currently attempting to resume control of their refinery construction site at Ballinaboy, in Mayo in the west of Ireland. Building has been shut down by pickets since the beginning of July 2005.

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Shell blocked AGAIN in North West Ireland!

26-09-2006 14:31

Shell were blocked once again this morning as they tried to resume work on the disputed Corrib Gas project.

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SAY NO TO SHELL’S SPONSORSHIP OF THE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

18-09-2006 21:15

Shell is the third largest oil company in the world. It is also the new sponsor of the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award.

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UK nuclear lobby and Shell in Ireland

24-08-2006 21:21

Dieter Helm, advisor to Blair and the force behind the push for new nuclear power stations in the UK is set to visit Westport in Mayo, Ireland 4-5th Sept.

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The resistance continues out west; A round up of news from Rossport Solidarity Camp

20-08-2006 21:21

A round up of news from Rossport Solidarity Camp and the Shell to Sea campaign; re-routed pipelines, plans by Shell to restart work, a meaningless recommendations from a government appointed mediator, thirteen months of blocking Shell and counting, a gathering at the camp and a wee walk to Dublin...

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Rossport Solidarity Camp Gathering

18-06-2006 19:52

Report about a major gathering at Rossport Solidarity Camp, which is a protest camp that is part of a community based defence of part of Ireland’s Atlantic coast under threat from Shell, Statoil, Marathon, and the Irish state.

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Shell AGM: feedback from within the antiseptic portals of the Novotel H'smith

16-05-2006 23:20

Here's a report from a London Rising Tider with a single Shell share, who went into its Annual General Meeting, while others stayed outside to leaflet shareholders and passers-by. The main meeting took place in The Hague, with a video feed to London, or the Novotel Hammersmith, to be precise.

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movie of last saturday's wonderful shell petrol station blockade in islington

24-02-2006 10:24

sorry it's taken so long! but it's a proper little film that hopefully captures the afternoon. it's nearly fifteen minutes long, but this compression makes it only 10.8 Mb, so it's just about do-able even on dial-up if you're patient.

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Audio report recorded at the Anti Shell Pipe line Protest

22-02-2006 21:56

Listen to the a report recorded during the dynamic protest by Rising Tide which closed the Shell garage on upper Street for a whole four hours, hoorah!

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More photos from Shell Occupation in Islington

19-02-2006 11:06

Photos from the Occupation of the Shell garage on Upper Street, Saturday February 18, 2006.

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London Shell Petrol Station Blockaded

18-02-2006 21:59

Today 40 activists fom Rising Tide, Rhythms of Resistance and other groups shut down a Shell petrol station in Islington, London in solidarity with the International Day of Action against Shell's onshore pipeline in County Mayo, Ireland.

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Notts sends Shell to hell

18-02-2006 17:47

Further actions by Nottingham people in support of Rossports resistance to Shell

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Stop Shell Hell

18-02-2006 14:32

Today a Critical Mass and blockade shut a Shell Petrol Station on Woodside Road and the A52 in Nottingham.

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Dublin Shell Hq Blockaded

17-02-2006 19:40

70 protestors block Corrib house with bicycles

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This Friday - Rossport Solidarity Demo - Stop the Shell Pipeline!

16-02-2006 09:16

Meet 1pm in Liverpool city centre (meet-up point to follow) this Friday 17th Feb

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Report on Rossport Solidarity Camp speaking tour of Scotland and England

15-02-2006 17:26

After a very productive publicity tour of England back in November we decided it was time to do some more outreach, this time to Scotland. This has been an important part of our work over the winter months. Its important that we make as many links as possible so we can show that this campaign is not isolated that its part of a worldwide struggle against capitalism, a struggle against the profits of big business always being put before the needs of communities. Also this report will feature my trip to the World Social Forum in Venezuela where I got to give a presentation on the Shell to Sea campaign. Apologies for not reporting on this sooner but things are very busy here. During the g8 we had made some good connections in Scotland especially with other protest camps. So on the 3rd of February 4 of us from the Rossport Solidarity Camp headed off to Scotland in our trusty transit van.

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