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Irish Examiner Breaking News - (printer friendly version) <http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/email/printer.asp?j=195868404&p=y9586 9yyx&n=195869164&x=##> PRINT PAGE SIZE> <http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/email/printer.asp?j=195868404&p=y9586 9yyx&n=195869164&x=&fs=1> small | <http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/email/printer.asp?j=195868404&p=y9586 9yyx&n=195869164&x=&fs=2> medium | <http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/email/printer.asp?j=195868404&p=y9586 9yyx&n=195869164&x=&fs=3> large <javascript:window.close()> CLOSE WINDOW Anti-incinerator campaigners claim Govt is split 19/09/2006 - 15:15:04 Campaigners opposed to a controversial incinerator on the south shore of Dublin bay today claimed the coalition Government was split on the issue. John Gormley, Green Party chairman, claimed Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats were at odds over whether to support the proposed Poolbeg plant. He accused Tánaiste Michael McDowell and Environment Minister Dick Roche of sending out mixed messages. ?In Dublin south east, Minister Michael McDowell is still trying to tell us that the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg is not part of Government policy. Minister Roche?s speech today once again demonstrates the opposite,? Mr Gormley said. The Dublin south east TD went on: ?The incineration sector know that they can rely on ever-increasing volumes of waste for as long as this government is in power and refuses to seriously address waste prevention and minimisation. ?They also have a ?reliable resource? in the minister [Mr Roche], who can be called upon to energetically support their cause at every opportunity.? Mr Roche today addressed a major conference in Dublin on energy issues. He said while recycling levels were increasing each year other options had to be used to deal with the high levels of waste in Ireland. ?Incineration with energy recovery is internationally accepted as preferable to even the best engineered landfill and the Government fully accepts the important role it will play in the future management of our waste,? the minister said. ?The countries in the continental EU that extensively use incineration are also the very best performers when it comes to recycling. This is not an accident but a reflection of how an integrated approach to waste management should work.? But concerned protesters opposed to the Poolbeg incinerator picketed the meeting claiming burning tonnes of rubbish each week would pose untold health risks. The Combined Residents Against Incineration (CRAI) claimed no-one in Dublin would escape the side-effects of the planned massive incinerator and accused the Government of sacrificing people?s welfare to save money. The planned municipal waste incinerator at Poolbeg is designed to burn 600,000 tonnes of rubbish a year, the equivalent to 25% of Dublin?s waste, at the 5.5-hectare site. It is a key part of the Government?s energy policy. Dáithi Doolan, Sinn Féin councillor for the area, said rather than promoting incineration a zero waste strategy based on reducing, reusing and recycling should be adopted. ?No-one doubts that Ireland faces a massive waste crisis, but simply promoting and then imposing an incinerator on people will not solve the problem,? Mr Doolan said. ?If incineration becomes central to our waste strategy as Minister Roche hopes it does, then it will get locked into the waste management cycle and becomes impossible to remove. We must not allow this to happen.? The deadline for public submissions to An Bord Pleanala on the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg is October 2, 2006. The Green Party will hold a public meeting on the issue on September 21, 2006 Eric Lombardi Executive Director/CEO Eco-Cycle Inc Boulder, CO. USA 303-444-6634 www.ecocycle.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GreenYes" group. To post to this group, send email to GreenYes@no.address To unsubscribe from this group, send email to GreenYes-unsubscribe@no.address For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/GreenYes -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- |
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