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Corrib gas case study
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1Why does Ireland's energy need to be imported?
- ALack of indigenous oil deposits
- BLack of indigenous coal deposits
- CLack of indigenous gas deposits
2How far inland was the refinery site situated?
- A8km
- B9km
- C10km
3How close did the pipe get to the houses?
- A70m
- B80m
- C90m
- D100m
4How many days were the Rossport Five imprisoned for in June 2005?
- A90 days
- B91 days
- C92 days
- D93 days
- E94 days
5Who was there a tense stand off between?
- AThe local police
- BLocal protestors
- CThe navy
- DShell
- EThe Government
6'I was [blank_start]born[blank_end] and [blank_start]raised[blank_end] on this farm. It's [blank_start]memories[blank_end] that are making us do what we are.'
- Aborn
- Braised
- Cmemories
7'To see someone [blank_start]coming in[blank_end] now and truing to destroy Mayo, as Shell is doing, [blank_start]it kills you.[blank_end]'
- Acoming in
- Bit kills you.
8The whole point of community is [blank_start]not moving on[blank_end]. Community is rooted and builds strategies for survival.
- Anot moving on
9Why was the case very well published?
- AThe imprisonment of the Rossport Five
- BThe local protests arguing to close the pipes
- CThe increasing porosity of borders and media
- DIt was linked to another case where shell had exploited place meanings
- EShell wanted lots of media published about the pipeline
10What did Escobar (2001) theorise about the importance of place?
- APeople draw on their local knowledge
- BPeople think their knowledge is the best
- CPeople don't think that the place is important to them
11What does Garavan (2007) think local-level protests often raise fundamental claims about?
- AModern society
- BLow carbon energy initiatives
- CCommunity Rights
- DProcedural justice
- EDistributional justice
- FEnvironmental protests
12Escobar (2001) argues people mobilise political notions of attachment and belonging for the construction of individual identities.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13People fall back on place bonds and feelings that rely on place attachments to locality
- ATrue
- BFalse
14People rely on glocal strategies to engage in politics from the top of the scale. (Escobar, 2001)
- ATrue
- BFalse
15What did the Irish protest groups do?
- AEmphasise dissatisfied actions
- BProtest
- CPromote policy-orientated actions
16What did people in Mayo feel?
- AMarginalised
- BDisruption of their sense of belonging
- CProud
- DStrongly attached to the land
- EFearful about the risk of the pipeline carrying unrefined gas
- FLack of jobs created locally
- GEncouraging people to move on to bigger and better jobs
- HFish spawn dying
- IFishermen fear ecology disruption
- JPollution from pipe discharge
17What did Shell say their project gave Bernie (female)?
- AA good salary
- BA good job
- CSkills from training
- DMentoring
- EOpportunity to stay in Mayo
18How many jobs did Shell say Corrib gas created?
- A5,000
- B6,000
- C7,000
- D8,000
19What did Shell believe about the project?
- AIt was good for Mayo and Ireland
- BIt was good for Mayo
- CIt was good for Ireland
- DIt was good for Shell
20How much natural gas could Corrib gas produce for Ireland.
- A10% of Ireland's natural gas meaning it was profitable for Shell
- B30% of Ireland's natural gas contributing to the economy
- C60% of Ireland's natural gas giving them energy security
- D90% of Ireland's natural gas meaning most their energy issues are solved
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- Quiz on Corrib gas case study , created by Alex Holt on 03/05/2017.
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