Farming and climate: Do the solutions already exist?
February 7th, 2019
Last year Irish farmers had a hard year of it. On the one hand, the unprecedented summer weather caused havoc for crops...
Galway hospice plans refused over biodiversity concerns
February 7th, 2019
An Bord Pleanála has refused permission for a hospice in Co Galway as it would have impacted on a meadow and urban...
Irish e-waste found dumped in developing countries
February 7th, 2019
Electronic waste from Ireland and other EU countries is being dumped in developing countries, a new international study has found.
The findings were...
Past four years hottest on record, NASA records show
February 6th, 2019
New findings that the past four years were the warmest on record shows that there is no longer any doubt that global...
Conservation policy to protect peatlands a ‘colossal failure’
February 6th, 2019
Conservation measures to protect Ireland’s unique peatlands over the past three decades have been a “colossal failure”, an Oireachtas committee heard today.
The...
Protecting wetlands more important now than ever before
February 6th, 2019
Wetlands cover a significant proportion of Ireland. They provide water to us and our wildlife, purify water and play a crucial role...
Removal of peat planning requirement a ‘free pass’ for unauthorized extraction
February 6th, 2019
The Government’s decision to remove large-scale peat extraction from the planning system offers a “’free pass” for peat companies to continue unauthorised...
Upland burning regulations ‘may be unconstitutional’
February 4th, 2019
The current draft version of regulations to extend the season for upland burning does little to nothing to protect biodiversity and may...
Wind cost-effective for Irish consumers, finds industry report
February 4th, 2019
Wind energy is significantly cost-effective for Irish electricity consumers at less than one-euro per person, a new report has revealed.
The report, commissioned...
US NGOs voice concern over ESB biomass plans
February 1st, 2019
Over 30 civil society groups in the US have voiced concern that plans for biomass burning at ESB’s peat-fired power stations could...
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