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Cancer petition, do me a favour?

  • 10-08-2010 1:22pm
    #1
    tribalarmy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭


    Cobh has a cancer rate at least 37% higher than the national average. There have been countless people diagnosed with different forms of cancer down the years with mothers, brothers, fathers, sisters etc dying. The toxic dump at haulbowline is not safe yet the government after initially confirming there would be a health study have backtracked and said there will be none. This is WRONG!!!
    Please please please sign the petition. 100,000 signatures and this will be taken to a european level. Lets make sure no more families suffer the unnecessary pain of losing a loved one.

    http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/corkharbourhealthstudy/


Comments

  • #2
    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    Done. Any passed on to all my email contacts :)


  • #3
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Don't take this the wrong way but do internet petitions ever do anything?


  • #4
    Wolflikeme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 827 ✭✭✭Wolflikeme


    Done.


  • #5
    tribalarmy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭tribalarmy


    They don't do any harm.


  • #6
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,537 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    Don't take this the wrong way but do internet petitions ever do anything?

    no, he should have gone with facebook really :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,555 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    There is an Oliver Stone movie in the Pipeline.

    I'll wait until Joe Duffy hears about this, until then its not an official scandal


  • #8
    storm2811
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭storm2811


    Done.
    Same thing happening down here, about 12 people this year have died of cancer in my town and the population is only about 1,500.


  • #9
    humanji
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    Don't take this the wrong way but do internet petitions ever do anything?
    Didn't they get Wispa's back?


  • #10
    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,463 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    Don't take this the wrong way but do internet petitions ever do anything?

    only instill irrational fear in people.


  • #11
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    Is it 44% higher than the national average or 37%? Any links to this national cancer average by town/area?

    If you want to ensure your childrens safety...move town.


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  • #12
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Locked as this isn't the place for it.
    Left visible as I'm in a good mood.

    OP can you PM me info on how 100.000 signatures will take it to a European level?

    All I see from link is: "The Government has refused to carry out a baseline health study in Cork Harbour, despite the discovery of a toxic waste dump adjacent to a town that has a 44% higher cancer rate than the national average." This is a quote for the Irish Examiner 17th May 2010 We need to show the Government that refusing this health study is not an option. For our future and the children's future we must put the pressure on."


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