| The popularity of a newly introduced feature on Shell's website has soared in the past three weeks. The website features webcams showing live pictures of leaking pipelines at the companies installations in Nigeria, Alaska and the North Sea. The site is proving so popular that it has gained 34 million hits since it¹s introduction in November last year. Shell New Media Manager Clark Renton was pleased with the popularity of the site and stated that the Nigerian Camera was the most popular at present. "People like danger, and there¹s certainly an element of danger involved in having that leaking pipeline so close to a school. That thing could blow any minute!!" Other cameras to prove popular included an Alaskan pipeline that was leaking into a clear blue mountain stream and the webcam showing live pictures of a pipe-leak onto an historic site in Northern-Afghanistan. Shell hopes to extend the website to include coverage of major oilspills within 12-hours of them happening. To ensure that this goal is met Shell are installing webcams on all of their super tankers in anticipation of the next big ecological event. "The next Exxon Valdez could happen at any minute, and we want to make sure that we will have complete 24-hour coverage when it does." stated Mr Renton. The live pipeline camera's can be viewed at Shell's web site... www.shell.com/environmental_destruction /toxicam.html The Shell website also offers information about Shell's military aid program available to third world Dictators. The site allows African Military Leaders to test their eligibility by filling in an online application form at... www.shell.com/military_aid/dictator/ terms_and_conditions/application.html  A Nigerian school boy running for his life past one of Shell's new Toxicam's (top). The beautiful views offered from another of Shell's Toxicam's this time in the amazing Alaskan wilderness. |
| Shell Oil's Toxicam proving popular |
Thursday, 01 February 2001 12:00
