European Parliament cements EU support for dozens of new gas projects
January 22nd, 2020
The European Parliament’s Energy Committee today voted down a motion to reject the EU’s list of priority energy projects that includes dozens...
Manifesto for Nature: Biodiversity on its knees as election looms
January 20th, 2020
Ireland’s natural world is in appalling shape and needs the full backing of the public to push election candidates to bring it...
Petition for RTE climate debate gathering steam
January 20th, 2020
A petition calling for a standalone climate debate on RTE in the run up to general election has gathered over 1,600 signatures...
Big Phil under fire for ‘win-win’ comment on US LNG import
January 17th, 2020
Phil Hogan has come under fire for describing liquefied natural
gas (LNG) exports from the US to Europe as a “win-win” for both...
Draft UN plan sets target to protect 30% of planet by 2030
January 16th, 2020
At least 30 per cent
of the planet must be protected in order to tackle the biodiversity crisis in
the coming decade, the United...
Warmest ocean temperature recorded in 2019
January 16th, 2020
Last year was the warmest year for the ocean in all of human history, according to a new study.
Research from the
Institute of...
Poor private water supply monitoring jeopardising public health, EPA warns
January 16th, 2020
Deficiencies in the construction of wells and inadequate local authority
monitoring of private water supplies is jeopardising the health of one-fifth of
the population,...
False green diesel adverts lands gas company with €5m fine
January 16th, 2020
One of the world’s largest oil and gas companies has been hit with the highest possible fine in Italy over a marketing...
New ‘clean’ diesel cars greatly exceed particle limits
January 14th, 2020
Tests carried out on
two of Europe’s top-selling diesel vehicles shows that particle emissions from
new diesel cars can peak at 1,000 times their...
‘We are all in the same climate boat in stormy seas’
January 14th, 2020
Yesterday, Storm Brendan swept across Ireland. While far from unusual for us West Coast dwellers to be battered by the gusts, gales...
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