"You can't blame Shell, it's a company - it's motivation is profit - We shouldn't bother glossing anything over. Shell did what it should be doing"

What an absolutely disgusting comment; this is exactly what is at the root of evil in the world. Do you think Shell, which you refer to as "it", with motivation no less, (a company has motivation? and does what it "should" be doing??) should be exploiting as much as possible, making money, regardless of human suffering or environmental degradation. Shame on you. Corporations have no conscience; we know that and it's a huge problem. You, however, have one. Use it. (perhaps "use it or lose it" applies here).