Bardarbunga volcano erupts

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HOT STUFF A plume of smoke rises from the lava eruption on Holuhraun, northwest of the Dyngjujoekull glacier in Iceland, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. Lava fountains danced along a lengthy volcanic fissure near Iceland's subglacial Bardarbunga volcano Sunday, prompting authorities to raise the aviation warning code to the highest level and close the surrounding airspace. Credit: AP Photo/Eggert Johannesson

RELATED ARTICLE SHARED FROM  Iceland Magazine The eruption in Holuhraun lava field is 50 times larger than Friday's eruption BY STAFF |AUG 31 2014 EARTH ON FIRE From Holuhraun lava field this morning. Photo by Benedikt Gunnar Ófeigsson/vedur.is The eruption in Holuhraun lava field is 50 times larger than Friday's eruption. It started shortly after 4 (4am) on the same volcanic fissure, which erupted on Friday. The fissure is estimated to be 1.500 meters (4.921 ft) long with glowing lava shooting up to 60 meters (196 ft) into to the sky. Weather conditions do not allow surveillance flights at this time and make it difficult to follow the progression of the eruption. However scientists are in the area, using every opportunity to acquire information on gas and lava outflow. According to a new report by the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Icelandic Civil Protection it was detected on Míla´s webcam at 5.51 (5.51am). Scientists from the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) and the Institute of Earth Sciences and representatives of the Civil Protection form the SAB. Fewer earthquakes seem to follow the event than in the previous eruption, but more lava is being extruded. IMO reports that at 7 (7am) the lava flow was around 1 km (0.62 mi) wide and 3 km (3.8 mi) long towards northeast. The thickness was estimated a few meters, the flow about 1.000 m3 (cubic meters) pr second or 35.315 ft3 (cubic feets) per second. Approximately 500 earthquakes were detected in the area and smaller than before. The strongest earthquake, M3.8 was in the Bárðarbunga caldera in Vatnajökull glacier. Poor weather conditions prevail in the area, which makes detection of smaller earthquakes difficult. The Aviation Colour Code for Bárðarbunga is at ‘red' and the code for Askja at ‘yellow'. All airports in Iceland remain open. You can watch the Holuhraun lava eruption live in Míla´s webcam.

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BRIBES DISTRIBUTION ON BEHALF OF SHELL

The truth about OSSL allegations

Sep 1st, 2014 

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OSSL, the former Mr Fixit company for Shell EP Ireland, distributed sweeteners (bribes) on behalf of Shell to various parties to ease the tortuously slow progress of the controversial Corrib Gas Project.

The lucky recipients included a senior Irish Police Officer, Detective Chief Superintendent John Gilligan (john.gilligan@garda.ie)

OSSL has now supplied me with evidence confirming that their allegations against Shell are true.

The evidence comes from a person of high repute personally present when senior  representatives of Shell, including the Managing Director of Shell EP Ireland. Michael Crothers, carried out repeated negotiations in an attempt to agree a settlement of monies owed to OSSL for buying the sweeteners on Shell’s behalf, including alcohol.  

Why on earth would Shell negotiate a settlement of goods which never existed?

Given what he knows, it is appalling that Michael Crothers has allowed Shell to issue a series of press statements designed to deceive the public and cover-up the truth. 

I gave the name and contact information for the relevant witness to Johan Groenewald, the person from the Ombudsmans Commission supposedly tasked with carrying out a full investigation. I supplied him with related documentary evidence.

Mr Groenewald never even bothered to contact this important witness to highly material events. Groenewald eventually issued a verdict that there was no evidence to support OSSL allegations. The fact of the matter is that he never even bothered to look for it. 

It is perfectly plain from this covertly obtained digital evidence that this professional person of high repute is independent of OSSL and will only tell the truth.

The truth is damning for Shell, the Garda, The Ombudsman Commission and the Irish Justice Ministry. 

I am not the only party in possession of the evidence in question. 

At the last Royal Dutch Shell AGM the CEO, Ben van Beurden and the Chairman, Jorma Ollila, publicly discussed these matters with OSSL director Desmond Kane and promised to arrange a meeting with the objective of find a happy solution, so that the scandal  would not need to be raised at the next AGM.

Ben van Beurden and Jorma Ollila agree OSSL meeting to achieve ‘a happy conclusion’

Thus far, Shell has not honoured that pledge. 

I have no interest in the outcome of any such meeting, other than Shell facing up to the truth and abiding by its own claimed core business principles of honesty, integrity and transparency – all missing from Shell’s actions thus far. 

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WHO SHELL FEAR MOST?

Worlds leading source of information about Royal Dutch Shell

Sep 4th, 2012 

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Free access to over 37,000 articles, comment, historical information and news archive relating to corporate tax dodgersRoyal Dutch Shell, the worlds largest company by revenue. A TVdocumentary feature about our co-founder John Donovan, has aired in many countries. A related article was published in 10 languages. This non-profit website is tacitly endorsed by Shell. 

For nearly a decade, we have operated under the Royal Dutch Shell Plc top level domain name, dealing on Shell’s reluctant behalf with redirecting job applications, business proposals, Shell pension enquiries, shareholder enquiries, complaints, invitations to speak at conferences, contact from the Dutch Defence Ministry and even terrorist threats. All meant for Shell. A humiliation that Shell continues to endure. We provide a global platform, on a responsible basis, for Shell whistleblowers to put confidential information, including insider information and leaked documents, into the public domain e.g. Sakhalin2. 

Bootlicker: Shell’s Ben van Beurden bows to Putin on Good Friday, 18 April 2014, weeks after Russia had invaded and annexed Crimea

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JOHN DONOVAN...AUGUST 29, 2014 ARTICLES

Ebola in Nigeria: Royal Dutch Shell issues warning to employees

Aug 29th, 2014 

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I received an email from a regular contributor at noon today advising that“Ebola has reached Port Harcourt now. No doubt you are aware Shell has ‘some’ operations there…”

The contact also supplied a BBC News article: Ebola spreads to Nigeria oil hub Port Harcourt

Before I had time to decide whether to comment, Reuters published an article “Doctor dies of Ebola in Nigeria’s oil hub Port Harcourt”

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Port Harcourt lies at the heart of Nigeria’s two million barrels per day oil industry, Africa’s biggest, and is a hub for expatriate workers in major international oil companies, including Royal Dutch Shell, ENI, Total and Exxonmobil.

A spokesman for leading operator Royal Dutch Shell in London said the firm was “monitoring the Ebola outbreak very closely, and liaising with health authorities on the steps being taken to contain the disease.” The only actions he wished to make public were a “health education campaign for staff and contractors.”Shell also said it had advised against non-essential travel to Nigeria.

Shell employees in Nigeria already had to worry about the prospect of losing their jobs as a result of Shell’s asset firesale plans. They now also have to worry about Ebola. 

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Royal Dutch Shell Files Arctic Drilling Plans

Aug 29th, 2014 

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A Shell spokesperson claims that the company’s latest Arctic exploration plan takes into account lessons learned from the 2012 operation (which turned into a dangerous farce after Shell engaged in reckless machinations in an effort to evade tax).

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Royal Dutch Shell has filed a plan with US federal regulators that could result in a resumption of its Arctic drilling campaign in the summer of of 2015.

However, the oil giant still has significant regulatory and legal issues to deal with in the meantime.

A Shell spokesperson claims that the company’s latest Arctic exploration plan takes into account lessons learned from the 2012 operation (which turned into a dangerous farce after Shell engaged in reckless machinations in an effort to evade tax). 

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Shell formally launches 2015 Arctic drilling bid

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Environmentalists warn that drilling in Arctic waters is too risky and insist that any spill at the top of the globe would be impossible to clean up. While Shell plans to stash booms, skimmers and other spill response gear nearby, conservationists note that most of that equipment is geared toward warmer, calmer waters.

Shell formally launches 2015 Arctic drilling bid

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The exploration plan filed with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in Anchorage keeps the door open for Shell to resume its Arctic drilling campaign as soon as summer 2015, and is the strongest evidence yet that new CEO Ben van Beurden wants to keep pursuing a big discovery in the U.S. Arctic after an ill-fated exploration campaign in 2012.

Shell Submits a Plan for New Alaskan Arctic Oil Exploration

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After years of legal and logistical setbacks and dogged opposition from environmentalists, Royal Dutch Shell submitted a plan to the federal …

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SHELL’S SHIPWRECKED AMBITIONS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA: 1 Jan 2013

Shell’s jinxed Arctic drilling farce: 29 December 2012

Shell risked offshore workers lives to dodge Alaskan tax bill: 9 April 2014

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