Shell, Greenpeace and the Brent Spar

by Grant Jordan

Book Overview

The decision by multinational Shell not to dispose of the Brent Spar oil facility in the North Atlantic was taken after several occupations of the structure by Greenpeace, and as a result of large scale pro-Greenpeace protest in the UK, Germany and other continental countries. This case is often cited as showing the power of single issue pressure groups and is presented as leading to a pivotal reconsideration by big business of the importance of environmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349410470
• ISBN13: 9781349410477
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 381 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"