October 22nd, 2019 If we are to hold global temperature rise to limit climate change impacts to “tolerable” or “adaptable” levels, the best current scientific understanding tells us that the total cumulative release of carbon dioxide must be capped. Beyond that point, net emissions of CO2 must be zero. This Read more…
October 6th, 2017 The Scottish Government has banned fracking following public outcry over the environmental risks and health hazards linked to the controversial industry. Earlier this week, Scotland’s Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse declared that the January 2015 moratorium on fracking will now be made permanent. Fracking, officially known as hydraulic Read more…
July 6th, 2017 The historic Bill to ban onshore fracking in the Republic of Ireland was signed into law by President Michael D Higgins today. The Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill brought by Sligo-Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin received widespread support from across the political Read more…
May 24th, 2017 A Bill to ban fracking is strongly expected to pass through the Dail this evening in a major win for campaigners across the country, according to Friends of the Earth Ireland. The Bill – first brought by Sligo-Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin – is expected pass the final stage Read more…
May 10th, 2017 A historic Bill to ban onshore fracking in Ireland passed committee stage in the Dail yesterday following amendments from the Government. The private members Bill brought by Sligo-Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin is the first of its kind to pass committee stage in the current Dáil. The amendments to Read more…
12th April 2017 The Oireachtas environmental committee is confident that the Bill to ban fracking will be signed into law before the Dáil breaks for summer recess, says the committee’s chairperson. Speaking this morning at the launch of a report scrutinising the controversial practice, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton said that the Read more…
