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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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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Europe to prosecute Britain for breaking air pollution laws

Environment commissioner begins proceedings for failure to reduce particulate pollution from traffic and industry

• John Vidal, environment editor
• guardian.co.uk, Thursday 29 January 2009 15.23 GMT
• Article history

A bus stands in heavy traffic in Trafalgar Square, London. Photograph: Tim Graham/Getty images

Europe is prosecuting Britain for consistently breaking air pollution laws and endangering people's health in urban areas.

Legal proceedings against the government were started today by the EU environment commissioner, Stavros Dimas, and could result in unlimited daily fines.

Britain had been given nearly 10 years by Europe to reduce its levels of the minute, sooty "particulate matter" known as PM10s, which are mainly emitted by industry and traffic.

But EU documents seen by the Guardian earlier this month showed that Britain had been breaking the regulations, now part of UK law, for three years. More than 20 cities and conurbations were found to have dangerous levels of particulate matter between 2005-7.

In a statement, the commission said we have "started infringement proceedings against the United Kingdom for failing to comply with the EU's air quality standard for dangerous airborne particles known as PM10. These particles can cause asthma, cardiovascular problems, lung cancer and premature death."

The decision to take Britain to the court of justice will embarrass the government because it has had since 1999 to come up with a plan to reduce PM10 levels, but has failed to do so. All other major EU countries have submitted plans and successfully negotiated a time extension.

This week the government launched a consultation on the issue, but this was widely seen in Europe as a delaying tactic. The UK has two months to respond to the EU's letter before further action may be taken.

Dimas showed his exasperation with Britain. "Air pollution has serious impacts on health and compliance with the standards must be our utmost priority. It is essential that where time extensions are not applicable the standards are fully respected."

Air pollution near many roads in British cities averages well over twice the UN's World Health Organisation maximum recommended level. If Britain is to reduce PM10 levels it will have to substantially reduce traffic congestion, which could mean unpopular congestion charging and low emission zones.

A spokesman at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said: "The UK, along with other member states, intends to apply for a time extension to meet PM10 air quality limits. Twenty-four out of 27 member states also reported breaches of the limits in 2007. We expect to apply for this extension following a public consultation that began on Tuesday 27 January."

But Caroline Lucas, leader of the Green party and MEP for the South East, said the move by the commission was a "damning indictment of Labour's aspirations to position itself as having any credibility on the environment at all". And she said it sent a clear signal to ministers who were going ahead with plans to expand Heathrow airport despite concerns that more planes will push pollution levels up even further.

"Legal action is long overdue," added Simon Birkett, director of Clean Air for London. "This should be a real wake up call to Britain to take air pollution seriously."

In a coincidence, the government also released data on air quality for 2008, showing that particulate pollution varied from year to year, and while there was a long-term decline, the fall was not fast enough to meet the new limits.

A Defra report said that "in urban areas, air pollution in 2008 was recorded as moderate or higher on 27 days on average per site, compared with 24 days in 2007, and 59 days in 1993".

Poolbeg Incinerator - Organisational Deception

"Naked deception is perfectly legal in Ireland"

Ireland's legal system, from the point of view of an honest discussion on incineration, is a threat. Ireland's legal system, from the point of view of international investors, is a joke.

The promoters of the Poolbeg Incinerator seem to be steeped in Ireland's culture of legal deception. Postulated examples of this are here (a). This deception may cause one hundred thousand man-years of reduced life expectancy. There is no way to be sure as the promoters seem to be curious as regards to protecting the public interest.

An explanation of Ireland's culture of deception is here: Credibility shredded by mess of Anglo Irish. In January 2009 The Financial Times called Ireland a banana republic. The description in 2005 by the New York Times of Dublin as “the Wild West of European finance” was widely revived. The full text is posted in the first comment to this blog posting.

Submission to Bord Pleanala Oral Hearing
Poolbeg Incinerator - April 2007.

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(a) Check all facts yourself and then form your own opinion.

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Big Lie Technique – Property Report - Fianna Fail Connection to CBRE

Did DCC Mislead The Oral Hearing (Poolbeg Incinerator)?





CBRE presented evidence to the Bord Pleanala Oral Hearing in April 2007. CBRE was paid to present this evidence - a property report- by the promoters of the Poolbeg Incinerator. It appears to be a fairytale, consistent with Big Lie spin:

1. Hard facts are missing,
   
2. DCC obstructs access to data,
3. CBRE's charts are highly misleading (as a professional researcher would know).

In August 2008 Senator Shane Ross reported (see blue text below) a significant link between CBRE and Fianna Fail. This begs the question: Is CBRE also a member of the Galway Tent? Feel free to email any insights or corrections to galwaytent@gmail.com

CBRE And Fianna Fail

- Peter Malone chairs property company, CBRE Gunne.

CBRE Chairman Peter Malone ticks a few appropriate boxes. He is a well-known hotelier -- not an engineer -- and was the boss of Jurys; but Peter is also a favourite of politicians. Apart from being parachuted into the NRA chair by ministerial patronage, he has served as chairman of semi-state Bord na Mona, was a member of the review body on higher public sector remuneration and chairs property company, CBRE Gunne.

What is interesting about CBRE Gunne is that they gave Fianna Fail generous donations in 2004 and 2005. The NRA annual report tells you none of this.

Read more at “M50 directors unmasked” by Shane Ross, Sunday August 31 2008

Higher Public Sector Remuneration Review

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2)
Phoenix Magazine comments challenge the credibility of the CBRE researcher - the professional who presented the property report under direction of the incinertor promoters.

" .. the players who peddled the property guff for so long - the banks, developers and estate agents - are in shock. At this point a special mention must go to the likes of Marie Hunt of CBRE ... "

The Phoenix Magazine, Annual 2008, page 138.


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Big Lie Technique – Property Chart - Incinerator Promoters

Big Lie Technique – Property Chart

The promoters of the Poolbeg Incinerator appear to use the Big Lie Technique in public communications, either accidentally or otherwise. This property chart is just one relatively simple example.

This chart either accidentally, or otherwise, breaks established guidelines for the visual presentation of information.

Whilst not necessarily designed to be so, the chart is a classic piece of misinformation. This would tend to make the chart consistent with the Big Lie Technique. Having spent €19,000,000 on a team of experts it is reasonable to expect the promoters of the Poolbeg Incinerator checked their contractor’s work and actively approved the chart. Thus any possible claims or excuses of honest mistakes are not really credible. If the promoters are not credible on a relatively simple piece of information how can they be trusted to have fully & professionally evaluated Incineration? How can they be trusted to run a dangerously complex incinerator? Any mistakes when running the incinerator will damage people’s health and shorten each life in the city by months to years.

Observations such as the following support the view that the chart is consistent with The Big Lie methodology:

• Misleading: The mixed-up time units on the X axis are unannounced and incredibly misleading. (The red and green lines have been added here in order to highlight the distortion).
• Withheld/Omitted: Raw data is not proactively provided in the report, nor in any supplements, a minimal professional expectation.
• Withheld/Omitted (2007): Data is withheld – even after requests. Raw data for the chart is not available, despite repeated requests in 2007.

• Withheld/Omitted (2008): No raw data was provided in 2008, despite promises made in December 2008. The potential excuse that the data is proprietary no longer applies.

• Withheld/Omitted: Statistical Corrections for the property bubble
• Withheld/Omitted: Professional comments on how the property bubble distorts the report (ex: Japan)
• Withheld/Omitted: The US Census covering a population of 300,000,000 drew directly opposite conclusions to those of the incinerator promoters. This is omitted.

If the data does not actually exist and can not be provided is the chart actually a lie?

If the chart is consistent with the Big Lie Technique can the public trust the promoters?

Is trusting the promoters a bigger risk than trusting Anglo-Irish Bank? The incinerator directly threatens people’s health.

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Incinerator Promoters Credibility is an $8 Billion Question

Incinerator Promotors vs Anglo-Irish Bank

Poolbeg Incinerator Promoters Credibility is in Question

It is difficult to establish how credible the incinerator’s promoters are. Are the promoters of the Poolbeg Incinerator any more credible than the directors of Anglo Irish Bank? Some of the information the promoters have provided to the public, or possibly withheld from the public for whatever reason, combined with other possible elements of The Big Lie Technique do not tend to inspire confidence in the promoter’s credibility.


Why Credibility Matters

Anglo Irish has grievously damaged Ireland’s Global Trust Rating. The peers of the incinerator promoters include Anglo Irish Bank, FAS, The EPA, An Board Pleanala, The HSE, The DDDA developer’s autocracy, the NRA, Dublin Port Company and so forth.

At director level, this group appears to be strongly linked with Fianna Fail. Along with many others this insular group seems to be loosely referred to as the The Galway Tent. The Galway Tent culture associated with some of this group has apparently misdirected national resources for the past eight years, totally wrecking the potential of the economy for perhaps a further ten years.

Only one view on the Poolbeg Incinerator has been presented to the public at a cost to taxpayers of €19,000,000. The promoter’s reports and claims have not apparently been subjected to any due diligence or peer review by a credible independent authority. The EPA, the HSE and An Bord Pleanala appear to be driven at director level by political appointees of Fianna Fail, so it’s naïve to suggest they are independent enough to robustly protect the public interest. Entities within the incineration industry provide further employment to these director-level public officials, a brass-necked conflict of interest denied by the promoters. The industry has also placed its employees into director level positions at some of these bodies – the poacher becomes policeman. The expensive experts used by the promoters were paid by the promoters, so it’s also naïve to suggest they are independent.

A monstrous white elephant implemented in the form of an ugly waste-to-toxins factory sitting in Dublin Bay is a fitting monument to the possibly self-serving members of the Galway Tent.

Trusting the promoters is too big a risk - the Poolbeg incinerator directly threatens people’s health. BSEM and WHO data suggests this is perhaps 100,000 man-years of reduced life expectancy between 2012 to 2027.

America’s EPA prices a human life at about eight million dollars. Technology is rapidly developing – within 10 year it’s likely that health damage will be traceable directly to the specific signatures of the pollution pumped out by the Poolbeg waste-to-toxins incinerator.

The financial risk from incineration health claims(a) could exceed the billions in bad-debt write-offs currently hidden from public view at Anglo-Irish Bank.

Future Court Cases From Traceable Micron Particles: $8 Billion

Nobody Believed Anglo-Irish Either

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a) Financial risk from incineration health claims: For 100 man-years per human life the taxpayer liability is eight thousand million dollars, or $8,000,000,000.

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