"Away from the public gaze, the Government has been carving up and selling off the Atlantic seabed around St Kilda, Britain's only Natural World Heritage Site, to multinational oil companies. Drilling could start any day now without any public debate having taken place. The Government has never set up a vote and the oil companies certainly haven't.
When the last islanders were evacuated in 1930, St Kilda lost its voice. Now that voice is back. Greenpeace is launching a referendum on the internet. Now everyone has a chance to have a say about the future of St Kilda. The question is simple: 'Do you think the Government should allow oil exploration in the ocean around St Kilda' "
Rob Gueterbock, Greenpeace