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Shell seismic survey in Mayo quake zone
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Thursday June 07, 2012 22:30 by Colin Johnston
Coincidence? At the time of the magnitude 4 earthquake detected on the Mayo coast on Wednesday morning, "seismic survey" vessels contracted to Shell E&P Ireland were scheduled to be in the process of using high-energy explosive pulses to probe the deep rock strata within 10-15km of the quake zone. When reports came in yesterday, (Wednesday 6th of June) of a magnitude 4 earthquake centred 60km west of Belmullet, Co. Mayo just before 9 am, some of us paid it more than usual attention. The quake, described by the British Geological Survey as a “very rare event”, appears to have originated within 10km of the Corrib gas field. (see maps) Now, we know that quakes have in the past been attributed to gas exploration and prospecting, notably last year's quakes near Blackpool, England which were caused by fracking, so was anything unusual going on in the Corrib field this week? |
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Jump To Comment: 3 2 1dublin would have to slide into a huge chasm opened up by the earth rending in two before oil and gas exploration would be halted by this servile pro corporate FG government
ray burke, pet rabbite, the "Burke and Hare" of Irish politics selling the corpse of Ireland off for personal gain.
heh, even their drinks rig failed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMUFci_V4mU
This was yet another great Yes Men campaign designed to highlight the absurdity of Artic drilling and what scumbags corporations like shell really are. Great creative campaign guys!
Lets Go! ;-)
http://greenpeaceblogs.com/2012/06/08/greenpeace-the-ye...fail/
https://twitter.com/#!/search/shellfail
http://arcticready.com/