Court gives green light to challenge Cork plastic factory
January 21st, 2019
A local campaign group was granted leave this morning in the High Court to judicially review An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) decision to...
Lost for Words: Leo’s struggle with vocabulary of ecological collapse
January 21st, 2019
Writing in 2002, renowned nature journalist Michael Viney let loose his frustrations with Fianna Fáil and their inability to prioritise nature conservation...
Irish youth demand climate action from Leinster House
January 20th, 2019
Hundreds of young protesters rallied in front of the Dáil yesterday to call on the Irish Government to immediately address the growing...
Liberties residents fight for the survival of community garden
January 19th, 2019
In the midst of Dublin’s housing crisis and ongoing property development in an increasingly densely populated city, locals of Dublin’s Liberties district...
‘Business as usual’ as State issues new oil licence
January 18th, 2019
One of Ireland’s biggest oil companies today received State approval for an exploration licence as the Minister for Climate Action held a...
Radical meat reduction needed in Western countries
January 18th, 2019
A new “planetary health diet” with a radical decrease in meat consumption would transform the future of our planet and prevent millions...
Minister to hold summit on government-wide climate plan
January 18th, 2019
The Minister for Climate Action will today hold a multi-stakeholder consultation to flesh out his proposed all of government plan to make...
Antarctica losing ice at an alarming rate
January 17th, 2019
Antarctica is losing ice at a far more rapid pace than over the last four decades due to rising levels of warm...
Public consultation on upland burning a ‘box-ticking exercise’
January 16th, 2019
The leader of the Green Party today questioned the timing and seriousness of the Government’s public consultation over controversial regulations to extend...
RTE to ramp up climate coverage in response to public demand
January 16th, 2019
RTE is set to greatly increase its climate coverage in 2019 in response to a growing demand from its audience to cover...
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