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At a meeting last Wednesday in Carrick-on-Shannon, a majority of County Councillors, together with PPN community representatives, met with Fr Seán Healy from Social Justice Ireland. Fr Seán, who is one of the founders of the Public Participation Network (PPN), gave an overview of the thinking behind its formation and encouraged every sector of the […]
An important information meeting is taking place this Wednesday 19th October in the Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon. All Leitrim County Councillors are invited to meet with Fr Seán Healy, Social Justice Ireland, the PPN Secretariat and the LCDC reps (Local Community Development Committee). The PPN (Public Participation Network) is the new voice of the community in […]
Ireland is one of only FOUR countries in the ‘developed’ world who have not contributed to the Green Climate Fund, designed to support developing countries to fight climate change while growing economically. At the UN Climate talks in Lima this week, Ireland, Australia, Belgium and Austria were given the first “Fossil of the Day” award, making them very conspicuous […]
Terms of Reference of EPA research study on Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction (UGEE) Making your voice heard matters! In response to over 1,300 submissions, a ‘Health Expert’ is now on the Steering Committee for the research study. The final Terms of Reference (ToR) for the EPA study were published on 22nd November. There are […]
Deborah Rogers – Founder of EnergyPolicyForum and critic of Fracking Deborah Rogers is an expert in the economics of shale gas and an advisor to the Obama administration. Speaking at the 2030 Vision conference in Carrick-on-Shannon this month, she made it clear that the shale gas industry in the US is now in deep trouble. […]
Minister for Energy, Pat Rabbitte, gave a speech on 17th April in Royal Irish Academy which confirmed that, despite 1,300 submissions being made to the EPA, the majority of which demanded a study of the health impacts of fracking, the proposed research study on fracking is confined to identifying “best practice in respect of environmental […]
The Social and Environmental Impact of Mega-extractive Industries, from Latin America to Ireland Photo: Mining in Peru: Wikimedia Commons Images As part of the Latin America Week (4th – 13th April), a meeting to raise awareness of the issues around unsustainable exploitation of natural resources is being organised by the Latin American Solidarity Centre in […]
Response to Aaron McKenna’s column in The Journal.ie (23rd March 2013) Mr McKenna was obviously briefed on fracking by the US oil/gas industry when he wrote this article as he quotes their propaganda extensively and when it comes to Ireland, has done little research himself. The article is a deliberate attempt to get us to […]
GNU licence, wikimedia commons Meredithw Minister Fergus O’Dowd has finally given in to pressure from those campaigning against shale gas exploration and announced an unofficial moratorium on exploration licences. In a press release on 7th March, he confirmed that two companies, Tamboran and Enegi Oil, have applied for licences and that his Department would be […]
“Public Health is an essential aspect of any research study on fracking,” states Dr Aedín McLoughlin of Good Energies Alliance Ireland (GEAI). “Whereas globally, attention is focussed on the environmental impacts of fracking, health does not depend on a clean environment alone; social and economic factors are also important, e.g. living conditions, a feeling of […]
Lough Allen, Spencer Harbour. Wikimedia cc (A. F. Borchert) Options Licences have been granted to three oil/gas companies to study the potential for shale gas exploitation in the Northwest and Clare. Now the Government is commissioning a report by the EPA on the safety of the technology of hydraulic fracturing, which will be completed […]
A major debate on Fracking was held the EU Parliament two weeks ago. Two major reports on environment and energy issues associated with fracking were discussed. MEPs had the opportunity to study the reports and propose amendments to these. Among over 70 amendments to the original documents, an amendment was proposed urging Member States “not […]
