NGOs and activists are today disappointed and outraged as Shell and Eni - two of the worlds biggest polluters - were found not guilty of corruption relating to the purchase of a Nigerian oilfield, in a Milan trial. Global Witness urges the prosecution to consider all options to appeal this verdict and continues to follow ongoing criminal investigations into the case in Nigeria and the Netherlands.
Barnaby Pace, Senior Campaigner at Global Witness, said:
“Today s legal verdict is a disappointment but it will not stop us in our unrelenting quest to ensure accountability in the fossil fuel industry.
“We urge the Milan prosecutor’s office to consider all options for an appeal. We await the details of how the judges reached this ruling, but believe that this verdict shows just how hard it is to hold the fossil fuel industry to account.
Malabu Scandal: Acquittal of Shell, Eni stain on Italy -- Anti-corruption campaigners
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PLANS for a housing development in Barton have been submitted to Richmondshire District Council. The authority said it has received an outline planning application classed as a major development proposal for up to 50 homes at Rose Villa Farm on Wells Lane in the village. Other applications submitted to the council include:
S Ansbro – High Wathcote Farm, Darlington Road, Richmond: Listed building consent for extensions, refurbishment and repairs, and listed building consent for the conversion of an existing range of outbuildings to form heated dog kennels, construction of new cattery building and replacement stable block on the footprint of an existing stable.