Greenpeace condemns new oilfield off Shetlands

Title

Greenpeace condemns new oilfield off Shetlands

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:00:38

Description

Jeremy Leggett, Scientific Director for Greenpeace, condemns the Government decision to allow Shell and BP to develop a new oilfield, Foinaven, in the Atlantic off the Shetland Islands, because of the effects of oil spills and climate change meaning we should be cutting down on fossil fuels. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Jeremy Leggett

Keywords

BP; Shell (company); Climate change; Oil extraction; Greenpeace; Petroleum industry; Oilfields; Oil pollution; Atlantic Ocean; Marine pollution; Shetland Islands; Foinaven

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