{"product_id":"shamrocks-and-oil-slicks-fred-a-wilcox-9781583678466","title":"Shamrocks and Oil Slicks: A People's Uprising Against Shell Oil in County Mayo, Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring story of a successful struggle to preserve what's left of the natural world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCounty Mayo, Ireland, is spectacularly beautiful. Dolphins, whales, and seals frolic in bays, rivers teem with salmon. Into this tranquil, unspoiled region, in early 2002, came Shell Oil, announcing plans to build a gas refinery. Shell promised wonderful things: new jobs, improved roads, money for schools. Church officials called this project a \"godsend,\" while honest, hard-working families, who had lived in Mayo for generations, certainly saw no harm in the project. But when the citizens of County Mayo realized what Shell actually intended to do, they rose up. \u003ci\u003eShamrocks \u0026amp; Oil Slicks\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of County Mayo--the fishermen, farmers, teachers, business people--who, motivated by love for their environment, their community, and their country, fought one of the planet's most powerful destroyers to a standstill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred A. Wilcox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1583678468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583678466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monthly Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Fred A. Wilcox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985205756159,"sku":"9781583678466","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d564aba-b7a7-4bea-8d83-bbe659379201.jpg?v=1683276182","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shamrocks-and-oil-slicks-fred-a-wilcox-9781583678466","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}