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WINDY THREAD There was a very significant High Court judgement in late January with significant impacts for #AIE requests to wind farms owned or invested in by State bodies such as the ESB, Bord na Mona and Coillte...
Judgement here: https://cutt.ly/ckJj2Yn
In a nutshell, the judgement found wind farms linked to State bodies fall under #AIE
@RightToKnowIE took the case after a company controlled & financed by the ESB refused an #AIE arguing that it is NOT a public authority
Coverage by @MaryCarolanIT here: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/court-ruling-means-wind-farms-must-provide-more-information-on-noise-1.4469418
@RightToKnowIE took the case after a company controlled & financed by the ESB refused an #AIE arguing that it is NOT a public authority
Coverage by @MaryCarolanIT here: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/court-ruling-means-wind-farms-must-provide-more-information-on-noise-1.4469418
The campaign group were not satisfied and took their case to the High Court represented by @FPLogueLaw.
The judgement of Judge Alexander Owens came down firmly in their favour in a BIG MOVE for #AIE...
The judgement of Judge Alexander Owens came down firmly in their favour in a BIG MOVE for #AIE...
The ruling offers greater eco-transparency, important as Coillte & Bord na Mona, both with large areas of peatland, are moving into wind.
We have seen the pitfalls of building on bogs with the slide at a private construction site in Donegal last year: https://www.thejournal.ie/donegal-bog-slippage-wind-farm-ballybofey-5268828-Nov2020/
We have seen the pitfalls of building on bogs with the slide at a private construction site in Donegal last year: https://www.thejournal.ie/donegal-bog-slippage-wind-farm-ballybofey-5268828-Nov2020/
If you are interested in sending your own #AIE requests but don’t know how, we have just the thing for you.
Go read our trusty guide to getting eco-information from authorities, with all the tips and tricks to make your first request a flying success: https://www.noteworthy.ie/open-access-aie-5301473-Dec2020/
Go read our trusty guide to getting eco-information from authorities, with all the tips and tricks to make your first request a flying success: https://www.noteworthy.ie/open-access-aie-5301473-Dec2020/
You may also be interested in our proposal to investigate the potential impact of wind farms on local communities and if their concerns are being heard by the authorities: https://www.noteworthy.ie/proposal/wind-farm-impact-93-Mar2020
