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international / environment / news report Friday October 05, 2012 19:59 by Contaminated Crow
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Last week two activists from Bhopal in India came to Ireland seeking solidarity and support for their campaign to force the American transnational corporation Dow Chemical to take responsibility for toxic waste abandoned in Bhopal by Union Carbide, which Dow Chemical took over in 2001. read full story / add a comment
leitrim / environment / news report Thursday July 14, 2011 19:09 by Contaminated Crow
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Over 60 people attended a meeting of those opposed to proposed gas fracking in the north-west at the Mayflower in Drumshambo, Co. Leitrim on the night of July 12th. The major concerns raised at the meeting were organisational, with the –still nameless- group agreeing to the formation of a ‘core group which isn’t called a core group’.
Editor: Fracking is technology used for extracting natural gas trapped in rocks underground and is the process of forcing liquids and solids into the rock and forcing it to crack and thereby releasing the gas. Fracking liquids can cause pollution and the process of cracking the rock can significantly drop the water table and dry out huge areas.It has many other problems including exponential fall-off in production from year 1. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Tuesday May 24, 2011 18:30 by Contaminated Crow
In Rossport an international solidarity meeting hears from activists of the Choctaw Nation, from Guatemala and from the campaign for justice in Bhopal read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday March 22, 2010 17:09 by Contaminated Crow
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Four quarries, a windfarm, a telemast, a bioenergy plant, a composting facility, a LNG terminal and “dirty industry” zoning read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Thursday February 25, 2010 19:38 by Contaminated Crow
Reports from down the country from August 2008 to December 2009 show consistent opposition to proposed waste facilities from local residents, including opposition to attempted expansion of existing facilities and co-location of facilities with existing waste facilities. While opposition to landfilling and incineration has continued, it has been joined by opposition to other activities of the waste disposal industry, including waste storage, transfer and recycling facilities and biological waste treatment facilities, including objections to sludge disposal, whether by land spreading, drying or sea disposal. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday February 23, 2010 19:09 by Contaminated Crow
Three windfarms, two telemasts, a sewage plant and turfcutting read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Wednesday January 27, 2010 15:40 by Contaminated Crow
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Two telemasts, two quarries, an airport, a seaplane jetty, a nursing home and a gas-fired power plant read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday January 12, 2010 17:55 by Contaminated Crow
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Proposed power distribution projects have faced strong opposition over the last year and a half. Proposed high-voltage powerlines have been opposed in counties Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Meath, Monaghan, Sligo and Tyrone, while electricity substations have been opposed in counties Galway, Laois and Sligo. This article takes a brief glance at this opposition, concentrating on the regional opposition in counties Cavan, meath and Monaghan against the proposed North-South Electricity InterConnector. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday January 05, 2010 19:12 by Contaminated Crow
A mast, two quarries, two power plants, a sports venue and turf-cutting read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday December 21, 2009 16:59 by Contaminated Crow
Pylons, two wind projects, an LNG pipeline, two masts, a landfill and a golf village read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday December 14, 2009 16:44 by Contaminated Crow
A quarry, a technology park, a mast, a recycling centre and turf cutting read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday December 12, 2009 12:18 by Contaminated Crow
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A mast, a quarry, a compost facility and oil exploration off Clare read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday November 30, 2009 17:05 by Contaminated Crow
Three masts, two windfarms, two quarries, an electricity sub-station and an animal rights protest read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday November 23, 2009 16:39 by Contaminated Crow
Five masts, a mushroom plant, a waste facility and golf club dunes read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday November 14, 2009 15:34 by Contaminated Crow
A landfill, a waste transfer site, a World Heritage site, two masts and turf-cutting read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday November 10, 2009 10:30 by Contaminated Crow
An incinerator, two powerlines, two quarries, two masts, a windfarm, a recycling facility and turf-cutting read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Friday October 30, 2009 16:25 by Contaminated Crow
An incinerator, a windfarm, CCTV cameras, four telemasts and a factory chimney read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Friday October 16, 2009 16:25 by Contaminated Crow
Four telemasts, a wind farm, CCTV cameras, a gas power plant, a private airfield and turfcutting read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Friday October 09, 2009 15:25 by Contaminated Crow
Four masts, two quarries, an incinerator, a CCTV system, a gas power plant and an airstrip read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday October 03, 2009 15:27 by Contaminated Crow
Seven masts, an incinerator, hazardous waste, a quarry and wind turbines read full story / add a comment |
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