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The Myth of “green” Data Centres

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Neil van Dokkum

Apple are seeking planning permission for a 240MW data centre in Athenry, Co. Galway, which it says will create “up to 215 jobs”. . Questions need to be asked about this data centre that is being hailed by the current … Continue reading →

An Opportunity Missed – Callaghan vs. An Bord Pleanála and the Attorney-General

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Neil van Dokkum

Judgment was delivered by the High Court (Costello J.) on 11 June 2015 in the application for leave to judicially review the decision of An Bord Pleanála to designate the North Meath Wind Farm a Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID). . … Continue reading →

Posted in High Court; Judicial Review; Appeal on the merits; judicial discretion, Ms Justice Costello; Section 37A Planning and Development Act 2000; | Tagged Aarhus Treaty; Aarhus Convention; UN; EU; windfarms; NREAP; Pat Swords; Rabb, Aarhus Treaty; Aarhus Convention; UN; EU; windfarms; NREAP; Pat Swords; Rabbitte; environment; wind turbines; consultation; EirGrid; GridLink; John Lowry; Fine Gael; Fianna Fail; Labour Party; Green P, An Bord Pleanala; ESB; High Court; Peart J.; project splitting; EIS; environmental impact statement; Framore Limited; EcoPower; Ecopower Developments Limited; Waterford City Council; Waterford County , autism; special needs; aspergers; home education; Department of Education; autistic units; national schools; teachers; Education; human rights; ABA; speech therapy; play therapy; educational therapy; , bias; An Bord Pleanala; Paudie Coffey; Fine Gael; Fianna Fail; wind farms; planning permission; Supreme Court; High Court; EirGrid, Biowatch; Monsanto; genetic engineering; Aarhus; High Court; Baker J.; Hedigan J.; Panda Waste; Sillelagh Quarries Limited; McCoy; protective costs order; PCO; legal costs; lawyer fees; public interes, breaking the law; civil disobedience; morality; positivists; natural law; the Hart-Devlin debate; jurisprudence; apartheid; Mandela; Rivonia; moral imperative, BW Energy; ReThink Pylons; Green Paper on Energy; wind turbines; GridLink; EirGrid; biomass; Solar PV; renewable energy, Coolnabacky; Laois; Kilkenny; An Bord Pleanala; Andrew Boyle; EirGrid; substation; 110kV; 400kV; Rabbitte; EirGrid; pylons; EMF; judicial review; High Court; appeal; justice; Fianna Fail; Fine Gael; L | 3 Comments

The Scare Tactics of the Wind Industry

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Neil van Dokkum

One of the most commonly-used tactics of domination by modern governments is to keep their citizens in a state of perpetual terror by continuously announcing doomsday scenarios, and then use these apparent threats to justify increasingly oppressive governance. We now … Continue reading →

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Suing the Government

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Neil van Dokkum

Francovich v Italy was a very important judgment handed down by the European Court of Justice in 1990. It was important because it established the principle that European Union member states could be liable to pay compensation to individuals who … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aarhus Treaty; Aarhus Convention; UN; EU; windfarms; NREAP; Pat Swords; Rabb, Aarhus Treaty; Aarhus Convention; UN; EU; windfarms; NREAP; Pat Swords; Rabbitte; environment; wind turbines; consultation; EirGrid;, Aarhus Treaty; Aarhus Convention; UN; EU; windfarms; NREAP; Pat Swords; Rabbitte; environment; wind turbines; consultation; EirGrid; GridLink; John Lowry; Fine Gael; Fianna Fail; Labour Party; Green P, Al;ex White TD; Green Paper on Energy Policy in Ireland; New Ross, An Bord Pleanala; ESB; High Court; Peart J.; project splitting; EIS; environmental impact statement; Framore Limited; EcoPower; Ecopower Developments Limited; Waterford City Council; Waterford County , autism; special needs; aspergers; home education; Department of Education; autistic units; national schools; teachers; Education; human rights; ABA; speech therapy; play therapy; educational therapy; , bias; An Bord Pleanala; Paudie Coffey; Fine Gael; Fianna Fail; wind farms; planning permission; Supreme Court; High Court; EirGrid, Biowatch; Monsanto; genetic engineering; Aarhus; High Court; Baker J.; Hedigan J.; Panda Waste; Sillelagh Quarries Limited; McCoy; protective costs order; PCO; legal costs; lawyer fees; public interes, breaking the law; civil disobedience; morality; positivists; natural law; the Hart-Devlin debate; jurisprudence; apartheid; Mandela; Rivonia; moral imperative, BW Energy; ReThink Pylons; Green Paper on Energy; wind turbines; GridLink; EirGrid; biomass; Solar PV; renewable energy | 1 Comment

The threat of legal costs in environmental litigation

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Neil van Dokkum

Disclaimer: This has been written from my bed whilst on sick leave, so please be patient! The phrase ‘legal costs’ makes everybody nervous, even lawyers, who often find them difficult to explain to their clients, especially when the client … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Biowatch; Monsanto; genetic engineering; Aarhus; High Court; Baker J.; Hedigan J.; Panda Waste; Sillelagh Quarries Limited; McCoy; protective costs order; PCO; legal costs; lawyer fees; public interes

The Myth of “green” Data Centres

An Opportunity Missed – Callaghan vs. An Bord Pleanála and the Attorney-General

The Scare Tactics of the Wind Industry

Suing the Government

The threat of legal costs in environmental litigation

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