‘We’ve Made History’: Ireland Joins France, Germany and Bulgaria in Banning Fracking​

Three other European Union member states, France, Germany, and Bulgaria, have already banned the practice on land.

The bill, which was introduced last year by Fine Gael TD Tony McLoughlin, passed Ireland’s Parliament in May. After the vote, McLoughlin tweeted  ‘We’ve made history,” and then called it one of the “proudest moments in my political career.”²

He went on to say:

“This law will mean communities in the West and North West of Ireland will be safeguarded from the negative effects of hydraulic fracking. Counties such as Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan and Clare will no longer face negative effects like those seen in cities and towns in the United States, where many areas have now decided to implement similar bans to the one before us.

If fracking was allowed to take place in Ireland and Northern Ireland it would pose significant threats to the air, water and the health and safety of individuals and communities here.

Fracking must be seen as a serious public health and environmental concern for Ireland.” note]Eco Watch, June 29, 2017.[/note]

He’s not wrong. Fracking has done enormous amounts of damage to our environment here in the states, but here, money always wins.

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