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• catalog abstract ""In 1995 the giant oil company Shell obtained a UK Government licence to dispose of the redundant oil storage and off-loading platform, Brent Spar, by sinking it in the deep North Atlantic. The Greenpeace occupation of the Spar in May 1995 in protest against this plan, and the resulting controversy leading to Shell's capitulation in late June, dominated the news media, not only in Britain and Europe, but around the world. It was to be a further three years before the UK government issued a licence for the final disposal of the Spar, this time involving its re-use in a quay extension in Norway. In the meantime the Brent Spar affair had had significant effects on the commercial world, government and environmental groups and was widely seen as a victory for common sense and the environment over the vested interest of big business."--Jacket. "But there was, and still is, a great deal of confusion surrounding the Spar, with claims and counterclaims from all sides about the rights and wrongs of the situation, and even the facts. This book examines the background to the story, what Shell did to obtain the original deep-sea disposal licence, what happened at the height of the controversy, and the subsequent developments leading to the final disposal option. It explains how the misinformation and confusion arose and identifies serious deficiencies in the Best Practicable Environmental Option process, the system used in the UK to determine the fate of potentially environmentally damaging waste. It concludes that serious errors were made by all organisations directly involved, including the government, Shell and Greenpeace. However, the overall result should be positive if, as a result of these errors, the system is improved and the same types of mistakes are not made in relation to future 'Brent Spars'."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b11100133.
• catalog contributor b11100134.
• catalog created "1999.".
• catalog date "1999".
• catalog date "1999.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
• catalog description ""But there was, and still is, a great deal of confusion surrounding the Spar, with claims and counterclaims from all sides about the rights and wrongs of the situation, and even the facts. This book examines the background to the story, what Shell did to obtain the original deep-sea disposal licence, what happened at the height of the controversy, and the subsequent developments leading to the final disposal option. It explains how the misinformation and confusion arose and identifies serious deficiencies in the Best Practicable Environmental Option process, the system used in the UK to determine the fate of potentially environmentally damaging waste.".
• catalog description ""In 1995 the giant oil company Shell obtained a UK Government licence to dispose of the redundant oil storage and off-loading platform, Brent Spar, by sinking it in the deep North Atlantic. The Greenpeace occupation of the Spar in May 1995 in protest against this plan, and the resulting controversy leading to Shell's capitulation in late June, dominated the news media, not only in Britain and Europe, but around the world. It was to be a further three years before the UK government issued a licence for the final disposal of the Spar, this time involving its re-use in a quay extension in Norway.".
• catalog description "1. What was the Brent Spar? -- 2. Decommissioning and the BPEO process -- 3. The scientific debate -- 4. The use and abuse of precedent -- 5. The siege -- 6. The capitulation -- 7. The aftermath: July-August 1995 -- 8. The way forward: the search for a solution -- 9. The Brent Spar legacy -- 10. Epilogue: was the Brent Spar a 'good' or a 'bad' thing? -- App. 1. International law and agreements -- App. 2. The long list.".
• catalog description "In the meantime the Brent Spar affair had had significant effects on the commercial world, government and environmental groups and was widely seen as a victory for common sense and the environment over the vested interest of big business."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-177) and index.".
• catalog description "It concludes that serious errors were made by all organisations directly involved, including the government, Shell and Greenpeace. However, the overall result should be positive if, as a result of these errors, the system is improved and the same types of mistakes are not made in relation to future 'Brent Spars'."--Jacket.".
• catalog extent "viii, 182 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0419240802 (hardbound)".
• catalog identifier "041924090X (pbk.)".
• catalog issued "1999".
• catalog issued "1999.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge : E & FN Spon,".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
• catalog spatial "North Sea Region".
• catalog spatial "North Sea Region.".
• catalog subject "363.738/2/0941 21".
• catalog subject "Brent Spar (Oil storage tank)".
• catalog subject "Environmental policy Great Britain.".
• catalog subject "Oil storage tanks Decommissioning North Sea Region.".
• catalog subject "Oil storage tanks Environmental aspects North Sea Region.".
• catalog subject "Oil storage tanks North Sea Region Decommissioning.".
• catalog subject "TN871.4 .R53 1999".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. What was the Brent Spar? -- 2. Decommissioning and the BPEO process -- 3. The scientific debate -- 4. The use and abuse of precedent -- 5. The siege -- 6. The capitulation -- 7. The aftermath: July-August 1995 -- 8. The way forward: the search for a solution -- 9. The Brent Spar legacy -- 10. Epilogue: was the Brent Spar a 'good' or a 'bad' thing? -- App. 1. International law and agreements -- App. 2. The long list.".
• catalog title "Decommissioning the Brent Spar / Tony Rice and Paula Owen.".
• catalog type "text".