Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony
Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony
Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony
RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony
Waiting for SIPO Anthony Public Inquiry >>
Promoting Human Rights in IrelandHuman Rights in Ireland >>
Shock New Evidence Shows Unnatural 60-Second Heat Spikes Drive Many UK Met Office Temperature ?Recor... Mon Jun 09, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison Shocking new evidence has emerged to suggest that 60-second unnatural heat spikes at heavily corrupted UK temperature stations are behind many of the 'records' and 'extremes' claimed by the Net Zero-obsessed Met Office.
The post Shock New Evidence Shows Unnatural 60-Second Heat Spikes Drive Many UK Met Office Temperature ‘Records’ appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Britain?s Most Dangerous Criminals (According to Lord Hermer) Mon Jun 09, 2025 07:00 | Laurie Wastell Laurie Wastell identifies 17 people who were prosecuted for stirring up racial hatred with the consent of Lord Hermer after posting things on social media about the Southport murders and subsequent unrest.
The post Britain?s Most Dangerous Criminals (According to Lord Hermer) appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
News Round-Up Mon Jun 09, 2025 00:29 | Will Jones A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Raise Taxes to Bring Down Energy Bills, British Gas Boss Tells Reeves Sun Jun 08, 2025 19:00 | Will Jones The boss of British Gas owner Centrica, Chris O?Shea, has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes to bring down energy bills. As if taxes weren't high enough already.
The post Raise Taxes to Bring Down Energy Bills, British Gas Boss Tells Reeves appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Victory for Darlington Nurses as They Win Landmark Battle for Female-Only Hospital Changing Room Sun Jun 08, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones The Darlington nurses ? eight pioneering campaigners who formed their own union to defend the rights of women ? have won a landmark battle for a female-only changing room in an NHS hospital.
The post Victory for Darlington Nurses as They Win Landmark Battle for Female-Only Hospital Changing Room appeared first on The Daily Sceptic. Lockdown Skeptics >>
Voltaire, international edition
Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en
Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en
Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en
Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en
The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en Voltaire Network >>
|
Friends of the Earth launches the Fracking Free Ireland Campaign for the Local Elections
national |
environment |
press release
Thursday May 01, 2014 16:19 by FoTE

Today, 29th April 2014, Friends of the Earth launches the Fracking Free Ireland campaign for the local elections. In the run up to polling day to be held on May 23rd, candidates are being asked to take the "Fracking Free Ireland Pledge"‚ which calls for a commitment to oppose the development of this controversial fossil fuel extraction industry in Ireland. Today, 29th April 2014, Friends of the Earth launches the Fracking Free Ireland campaign for the local elections. In the run up to polling day to be held on May 23rd, candidates are being asked to take the "Fracking Free Ireland Pledge"‚ which calls for a commitment to oppose the development of this controversial fossil fuel extraction industry in Ireland.
click the link below to find out who your representatives are and to
ask them to make this pledge:
http://www.foe.ie/takeaction/fracking-free-election-cam...aign/
The Pledge simply states,
I support a Fracking Free Ireland. If elected, I will work to ensure that fracking is not permitted in my area
Kate Ruddock, Policy and Campaigns Officer at Friends of the Earth said:
"as voters concerned about the environment, the most important thing we can do right now is to vote for a candidate who pledges to make protection of the environment a priority. We are asking candidates to commit to working to ensure that this dangerous, toxic and climate-polluting industry is not permitted in their areas by signing this pledge"
Members of the public will be facilitated in contacting their local candidates to seek their views on fracking in Ireland and will be able to identify candidates who have committed to the Fracking Free Ireland pledge on the Friends of the Earth website.
Kate Ruddock continued:
we are lucky in Ireland that we do not yet have commercial extraction of fossil fuels from fracking, however, the Irish government is considering proposals from two companies that would involve hydraulic fracturing to extract gas onshore in areas of rural Ireland. If these projects go ahead, these areas would be irrevocably damaged, as would their existing farming and tourism sectors. There is no place for this dirty carbon intensive industry in our transition to a low carbon future for Ireland.‚
In addition, the International „"Frack-Free Europe" campaign was launched by the Euro-Maghreb Network this month. This campaign asks Members of the European Parliament and candidates in the European elections to commit to supporting a range of measures including a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in Europe and the introduction of strict regulation specific to unconventional fossil fuel extraction.
|