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Huge blow to the development of the Mid Shannon Wilderness Park

  • 19-06-2020 11:25am
    #1
    Yellow_Fern
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    Huge blow to the development of the Mid Shannon Wilderness Park this morning with the granting of permission to install a wind farm on these lands.
    Serious implications on the wildlife and rehabilitation works on these lands, not to mention the enormous impact on sustaining jobs.
    https://twitter.com/MidShannon/status/1272791491061088257

    We need to petition for a refusal on this. Wind power is great but we desperately need wilderness areas for rewilding.


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  • #2
    Yellow_Fern
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭Yellow_Fern


    Also
    https://www.facebook.com/notoderryadd/


  • #3
    Birdnuts
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    I strongly agree - as did the ABP inspector in this case who pointed out that industrial wind farms are not compatible with bog restoration or the maintainance/enhancement of biodiversity. The bogs in this area are particularly important since they play a vital role in the hydrology of the upper Shannon basin including controlling flooding issues, siltation etc. - all functions that will be seriously compromised if they are sterilised under this white elephant


  • #4
    Yellow_Fern
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭Yellow_Fern


    Birdnuts wrote: »
    I strongly agree - as did the ABP inspector in this case who pointed out that industrial wind farms are not compatible with bog restoration or the maintainance/enhancement of biodiversity. The bogs in this area are particularly important since they play a vital role in the hydrology of the upper Shannon basin including controlling flooding issues, siltation etc. - all functions that will be seriously compromised if they are sterilised under this white elephant

    I agree totally. I wouldn't complain that some of the larger bogs are given over for turbines, as Mount Lucas as has been. That is fine. I just think a few of the best should be set aside for a future national park. These mid Shannon bogs will mostly flood when abandoned and won't be suitable for forestry so I thought they would be safe from turbines.

    Insiders at Bord na Mona told me that of the two county councils involved one is not very supportative.


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