Dr Elizabeth Cullen of the Irish Doctors’ Environmental Association believes public health dictates that we should not allow the practice of fracking for fossil fuels to take hold in Ireland.
The protection of public health demands constant vigilance and a willingness to learn about new challenges. Along with climate change, our demand for fossil fuels is now posing a new public health problem. The Lough Allen and Clare basin districts (including counties Cavan, Leitrim, Roscommon, Fermanagh, Mayo, Sligo, Donegal, Monaghan, Clare, Limerick, Cork and Kerry) now face the problem of fracking.
Read the full article at http://www.imt.ie/features-opinion/2012/01/fuelling-irelands-public-health-problems.html
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