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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 21 min. 54 sec.) ; 495825518 bytes |
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Four years in the making, The Pipe tells the story of the small Irish village of Rossport which has taken on the might of Shell Oil and the Irish State. The discovery of gas off this remote coastal village has led to a dramatic clash of cultures. The rights of farmers over their fields, and of fishermen to their fishing grounds, has come in direct conflict with one of the world's most powerful oil companies.When the community took their grievances to their State to protect their rights, they found that the government has put Shell's right to lay a pipeline over their own. This once tranquil area is engulfed in turmoil, as huge numbers of police have been drafted in. Normal policing has broken down following baton charges, surveillance, arrests, and a hunger strike by a local schoolteacher.With the imminent arrival of the world's largest pipe-laying vessel, the Solitaire, a massive security operation is put into action by the State to ensure that the pipe is laid without interference. But when all hope seems lost, events take a dramatic turn. (From Ireland) (Documentary) CC |
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Broadcast 2011-11-22 at 22:05:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Environmentalism -- Social aspects.
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Environmentalists.
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Natural gas pipelines.
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Oil fields.
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Protest movements.
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Royal Dutch Shell plc.
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Ireland.
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Streaming video
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O'Domhnaill, Risteard, director
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Ahern, Bertie, cast
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Corduff, Mary, cast
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Corduff, Willie, cast
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