FRACKING POISONS WATER, AIR & SOIL

“In Louisiana,

SEVENTEEN

COWS DIED

AFTER AN HOUR’S EXPOSURE TO SPILLED FRACKING FLUID. (Most likely cause: respiratory failure.) In north central Pennsylvania, 140 cattle were exposed to fracking wastewater when an impoundment was breached.

APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY COWS DIED;

THE REMAINDER PRODUCED ELEVEN CALVES, OF WHICH ONLY THREE SURVIVED. In western Pennsylvania, an overflowing

waste pit

sent fracking chemicals into a pond and a pasture where pregnant

cows grazed: HALF THEIR

CALVES WERE BORN DEAD. The

What will your animals eat & drink?

Gas drilling cannot be done without environmental impact!

following year’s animal births were sexually skewed, with ten females & two males, instead of the usual 50-50 or 60-40 split”.

Extract from The Nation by Elizabeth Royte

CLARE TOWNLANDS IN ENEGI OIL LICENSING OPTION AREA

Residents should contact FERGUS O’DOWD TD, with concerns email: [email protected] | tel: 01-6782024

Dept. of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, 29-31 Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2.

ACRES, AHAGA, ALVA, AUGHAGARNA, BALLARD, BALLYCURRAUN, BALLYKETT, BALLYMACRINAN, BALLYMACURTAUN, BALLYNAGUN EAST, BALLYNAGUN WEST, BALLYNOTE EAST, BALLYNOTE WEST, BALLYONAN OR DOONAGHBOY, BALLYURRA, BAUNMORE, BELLIA, BINVORAN, BLEANMORE, BREAGHVA, BREAGHVA (ED CLOONCOORHA), BREAGHVA (ED MOYARTA), BRISLA EAST, BRISLA WEST, BURRANE LOWER, BURRANE UPPER, CAHERAGHACULLIN, CAHERCANNAVAN, CAHERFEENICK SOUTH, CAHERFEENICK NORTH, CAHERLEAN, CAHERMURPHY, CAMMOGE, CAPPAGH, CARNAUN, CARROW, CARROWBANE, CARROWBLOUGH BEG, CARROWBLOUGH MORE, CARROWDOTIA NORTH, CARROWDOTIA SOUTH, CARROWFREE, CARROWLAGAN, CARROWMORE, CARROWMORE NORTH, CARROWMORE SOUTH, CARROWNAWEELAUN, CARROWNCALLA NORTH, CARROWNCALLA SOUTH, CARROWNISKA NORTH, CARROWNISKA SOUTH, CASSARNAGH, CASTLEPARK, CLAREFIELD, CLOGHAUN BEG (EAST), CLOGHAUN BEG (WEST), CLOGHAUN MORE (EAST), CLOGHAUN MORE (WEST), CLOGHAUNBEG, CLOGHAUNINCHY, CLOGHAUNNATINNY, CLOGHAUNSAVAUN, CLONDERALAW, CLOONADRUM, CLOONCONEEN, CLOONCULLIN, CLOONEENAGH, CLOONEYLISSAUN, CLOONMORE, CLOONNAGARNAUN, CLOONNAKILLA (ED GLENMORE), CLOONREDDAN, CLOONWHITE NORTH, CLOONWHITE SOUTH, COOLMUINGA, CORBALLY, CRAGGAKNOCK EAST, CRAGGAKNOCK WEST, CRAGGAUN, CREEGH NORTH, CREEGH SOUTH, CROSS, CROSS BEG, CROSS MORE, DANGANANELLA EAST, DANGANANELLA WEST, DERREEN, DERREEN, DERRYBRICK, DERRYLOUGH, DERRYNALECKA (ED KILMURRY), DOON BEG, DOONAHA EAST, DOONAHA WEST, DOONMORE, DOONNAGURROGE, DOUGH, DRIMNA, DRUMDIGUS, DRUMELLIHY (CUNNINGHAM), DRUMELLIHY (MAC DONNELL), DRUMELLIHY (WESTBY), DRUMELLIHY (WESTROPP), DUNNEILL, DURHA, DYSERT, EINAGH, EMLAGH, FARRIHY, FEAGAHROGE, FEEARD, FINNOR BEG, FINNOR MORE, FODRY, FOOHAGH, FURROOR LOWER, FURROOR UPPER, GARRAUN, GARRAUNNATOOHA, GLASCLOON, GORTNASKAGH, GOWER NORTH, GOWER SOUTH, GOWERHASS, KILBAHA NORTH, KILBAHA SOUTH, KILBALLYOWEN, KILCARROLL, KILCASHEEN, KILCLEHAUN, KILCLOGHER, KILCREDAUN, KILDEEMA, KIFEARAGH, KILKEE LOWER, KILKEE UPPER, KILLARD, KILLEENAGH, KILLINNY, KILMACDUANE EAST, KILMACDUANE WEST, KILMIHIL, KILMORE, KILMURRY EAST, KILMURRY WEST, KILNAGALLIAGH, KILRUSH, KILTRELLIG, KILTUMPER, KINLEA, KNOCK, KNOCKADERREEN, KNOCKERRY EAST, KNOCKERRY WEST, KNOCKMORE, KNOCKNAGARHOON, KNOCKNAHILA MORE (NORTH), KNOCKNAHILA MORE (SOUTH), KNOCKNAHOOAN, KNOCKNAHOOAN, KNOCKROE, LACK EAST, LACK WEST, LACKEN, LEADMORE EAST, LEADMORE WEST, LEAHEEN, LEITRIM, LISDEEN, LISGURREEN, LISHEENCRONY, LISHEENFURROOR, LISHEENYDEEN, LISLUINAGHAN, LISMUSE, LISSALOUGHA, LISSANAIR, LISSYNEILLAN, MOANMORE LOWER, MOANMORE NORTH, MOANMORE SOUTH, MOANMORE UPPER, MOLOSKY, MOLOUGHA, MONEEN, MOUNTRIVERS, MOVEEN EAST, MOVEEN WEST, MOYADDA BEG, MOYADDA MORE, MOYARTA EAST, MOYARTA WEST, MOYASTA, MOYGLASS BEG, MOYNE, NEWTOWN EAST, NEWTOWN WEST, OUGHTERARD, PARKNAMONEY, POULNADARREE, QUERRIN, QUILTY, QUILTY WEST, RAHANISKA, RAHONA EAST, RAHONA WEST, RAPEPARK, REHY EAST, REHY WEST, RINEMACKADERRIG, RINEROE, ROSS, SEAFIELD, SHANDRUM, SHANGANAGH, SHEEAUN, SRAGH, TARMON, TEERNAGLOGHANE, TEERVARNA, TERMON EAST, TERMON WEST, THOMASTOWN, TONAVOHER, TROMRA EAST, TROMRA WEST, TROMRACASTLE, TRUSKLIEVE, TULLABRACK, TULLABRACK EAST, TULLABRACK WEST, TULLAGOWER, TULLAHER, TULLAROE, TULLIG, TULLYCREEN LOWER, TULLYCREEN UPPER.

KEEP CLARE FRACKING FREE What else can you do?

•Contact your local TDs & Councillors. •Tell them you are concerned about the effects of fracking on your water, air, soil, environment & livelihood! •Ask them how they intend to protect your family, cattle & land.

•Contact “Fracking Free Clare” email: [email protected] or ring Becky on 087 9160 175. •Watch the film GASLAND, which portrays the negative impact of fracking in America. Simply search YouTube. •Check out these links:

www.frackingfreeclare.org www.frackingfreeireland.org http://tinyurl.com/shalegasbulletin

Fracking is NOT BANNED in Clare. Despite a unanimous vote in opposition to fracking by Clare County Council, it is the National Government that will make the decision whether or not to allow fracking in Clare.