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This week #ExtinctionRebellion Clare and @FutureproofC vigilantly attempted a Citizen’s Arrest on Minister Eamon Ryan for charges of ecocide and crimes against humanity.
The following crimes are being perpetrated under @EamonRyan’s watch as Minister for Environment, Climate and Communication:
1. Granting licences for mining and prospecting, and approving new legislation giving increased rights to mining companies.
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1. Granting licences for mining and prospecting, and approving new legislation giving increased rights to mining companies.
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2. Allowing #AughinishAluminia to continue threatening life with toxic waste by not insisting on proper waste management.
3. Permitting the development of an excessive number of energy-depleting #DataCentres.
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3. Permitting the development of an excessive number of energy-depleting #DataCentres.
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New Fortress Energy put in their planning application recently for #ShannonLNG, which they call STEP. This is a thread about the massive climate threat contained in their plans and the blatant #greenwash plastered all through their application 1/ 
While NFE say this is "A STEP toward Zero" what they also say is "Direct emissions from the operation of the Proposed Development will equate to approximately 963kt CO2e in 2030, around 2.1% of Ireland’s carbon allowance if Ireland’s carbon reduction targets are met." 2/
These admitted emissions are only part of the story. The 8 data centres in their masterplan aren't in this application. "The design of the potential Data Centre Campus is not advanced to the stage where the quantity of emissions and impact/ effect of those emissions is known" 3/
