Petition to Suspend the work on the Corrib Gas Project Pending a Full Investigation
This project is:
* Approved by an Irish political regime that smacks of corruption – “This wealth will be leaving Ireland, thanks to a deal made between the corrupt Haughey government and multinational oil companies. Minister Ray Burke (later jailed for corruption) changed the law in 1987, reducing the State’s share in our offshore oil and gas from 50% to zero and abolishing royalties. In 1992, Minister Bertie Ahern reduced the tax rate for the profits made from the sale of these resources from 50% to 25%” The Gas & Oil Robbery | Shell to Sea
* Being delivered by “project splitting”, i.e. in piecemeal parts, to circumvent normal planning procedures for an infrastructural project
* Financially disastrous to the Irish state (see above – NO royalties, NO ownership of the gas, and a mere 25% tax on profits after all costs, including decommissioning of infrastructure (in other words maybe no tax at all for many years))
* Not likely to contribute to Ireland’s energy needs (we have no reason to believe that we will get any of the gas, and if we do we’ll have to pay full market value)
* Environmentally damaging to plant and animal life in the area (where do I even start on this one – go and have a look for yourself at what’s being done!)
* Likely to put human life at risk through unstable, mixed, unrefined gases being pumped at high pressures onshore
* Being forced through by illegal strongarm tactics by Gardai and private security – check out youtube or the Pipe Down documentary Pipe Down: New Documentary on the Corrib Gas Project | Shell to Sea
* An experimental pipeline design that has required constant modification due to faults being found with it
Please sign the Petition to Suspend the work on the Corrib Gas Project Pending a Full Investigation