Poolbeg Incinerator Style Pollution Costs California $28 Billion Annually

Poolbeg is already polluted above EU air pollution standards. The Poolbeg Incinerator to be operated by an offshore-entity will add to the particulates burden. The effects of the microscopic PM2.5 and PM1.0 particulates are not understood, they are not measured, but in a parallel to the Tobacco Industry, the premature deaths could lead to the Irish Government being sued for Eight Billion Euro. Send a text to John Gormley and to BIFFO.

Bord Pleanala rejected an incinerator at Rathcoole because of air pollution and traffic concerns - both are far worse at Poolbeg and will cause many more premature deaths, except for horses. In a Dail non-response [Dail reference:12568/07] Dick Roach passively confirmed there will be up to 300 premature deaths each year.

• At least one Bord Pleanala Director comes from the 'consulting company' used by DCC to promote the waste-to-toxins incinerator.
• The Irish EPA is apparently totally compromised at Director level in a scenario not unlike Anglo-Irish and the Developers Autocracy (DDDA).
• A small incinerator in Tipperary was also rejected by Bord Pleanala - because it would harm horses.

California's standards are far more advanced then the EU standard which is apparently hobbled by BASF (IG Farben).

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California Economy Loses $28 Billion Yearly due to Health Effects of Pollution

http://lifeofearth.org/2008/11/california-economy-loses-28-billion-yearly-due-to-health-effects-of-pollution.html

• The California economy loses about $28 billion annually due to premature deaths and illnesses linked to ozone and particulates

• Most of those costs, about $25 billion, are connected to roughly 3,000 smog-related deaths each year, but additional factors include work and school absences, emergency room visits, and asthma attacks and other respiratory illnesses

• The savings would come from about 3,800 fewer premature deaths among those age 30 and older; 1.2 million fewer days of school absences; 2 million fewer days of respiratory problems in children; 467,000 fewer lost days of work and 2,700 fewer hospital admissions, according to the study.

• The study noted that attaining the federal standard for exposure to particulates would save more lives than lowering the number of motor vehicle fatalities to zero in most of the regions examined.

Click here for full article, or read the article posted as a comment. Particulates are caused by diesel cars and incinerators.

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Deadly Particles (PM2.5), Poolbeg Incinerator, Waste-To-Toxins, Bord Pleanala, EPA, IG Farben-BASF,

Irish Times & Labour Party Spin For Developers Autocracy (DDDA)

Very Curious.

Following its lazy, or otherwise practice, The Irish Times seems to have yet again issued a DDDA press release on behalf of the Dublin Developer's Autocracy (DDDA). The Developer's Autocracy seems to directly use The Irish Times and The Labour Party's Councillor Humphries to perform its PR and spin, coordinated by it's own in-house spin department.

The DDDA Developer's Autocracy should be shut down. It no longer serves its original social purpose. Who does the DDDA Developer's Autocracy work for besides the directors of Fianna Fails developers' bank (Anglo-Irish) and its own DDDA directors and their colleagues in the tent?


Dublin Developer's Autocracy (DDDA) & Gerrymander

It is curious that Cllr Humphries distributes leaflets on behalf of DDDA for its cynically titled "public consultations". Cllr Humphries has not distributed leaflets about the close relationships between DDDA and Anglo-Irish Bank. He does not explain how these relationships can be fully trustworthy.

Cllr Humphries leaflets were distributed to part of the electoral district apparently gerrymandered to the benefit of the Developers Autocracy, and split as urged by Cllr Humphries. It is especially curious that DDDA, to date, has not itself issued household flyers about the alleged "consultations". This smells more strongly than the Poolbeg Sewage Factory. It smells of The Big Lie.

And it will be interesting to see if the rest of the gerrymandered district is notified. And it will be interesting to see if the "consultations" continue to be held in locations at a considerable distance from the large population around Dublin Bay.

Very Curious & totally consistent with The Big Lie methodology, however accidentally.

Irish Times Needs Developer's Autocracy Advertising Money

The Irish Times gains advertising revenue from the Dublin Developer's Autocracy - a minimal disclosure omitted from the Irish Times 'article' dated Feb 2, 2009.

Example of Irish Times journalism:
"The plans, once they are ratified by the Minister for the Environment, ..."

A credible journalist or a minimally pretending journalist would at least say IF they are ratified. And then add some critical insight to inform the public.

This same lazy, or otherwise journalist, also reprinted press releases taken more or less directly from the promoters of the Poolbeg Incinerator at the politically biased EPA Oral Hearings in 2008.

This same lazy, or otherwise journalist, does not mention any possible conflicts of interest at the Dublin Developer's Autocracy:

• Dublin Developer's Autocracy dictates planning permission at Poolbeg
• The public can not appeal decisions
  
• Dublin Developer's Autocracy bypasses Bord Pleanala
• Dublin Developer's Autocracy "invested" taxpayer money in the IGB site and lost most of that money (information is currently withheld; ask Seanie to confirm probable write-offs are €400,000,000.)
  
• Revolving doors between Anglo Irish Bank's auditors, Price Waterhouse Coopers auditors/accountants/directors, DDDA Developers Autocracy, Anglo-Irish, RPS Consulting, Dublin City Council, Incineration Promoters, EPA Ireland, Ex-EPA Ireland "consultants", Covanta & Dong, Indaver, Energy Answers, An Bord Pleanala, ...
  
• Apparently the honest Directors at the Dublin Developer's Autocracy have a longstanding history of "working closely with" the honest Directors of Anglo Irish Bank.
  

The Irish Times journalist and the editor should be posted to New Orleans as they are "doing a mighty fine job".



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Dublin Developers Autocracy, Dublin Docklands Authority, Poolbeg, Poolbeg Incinerator, Councillor Humphreys,