#shelltosea — Public Fediverse posts

Sally Rooney: Capitalism is driving the destruction of our planet.
- Draws a straight line from the #ShellToSea movement of the aughts and teens, to the more recent book and movie #HowToBlowUpAPipeline.
- Stops short of calling for sabotage but recommends the above-mentioned book, which does explicitly make such a call.

You don't need a subscription to read her article.

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2024/11/23/sally-rooney-when-are-we-going-to-have-the-courage-to-stop-the-climate-crisis/

Attached image and Alt text with thanks to https://climatejustice.social/@RhinosWorryMe/113544029261426197

Remember the Shell to Sea protests that wanted to stop Shell from bringing natural gas from the Corrib Gas Field ashore. They wanted Shell to refine the gas at sea.

According to the Wikipedia page for the group, Shell exited the project in 2018.

This photo is from April 15th, 2006.

https://inphotos.org/2024/04/20/stop-shell-hell-in-mayo/

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