German discounters launch ambitious plastic recycling targets
March 14th, 2018
Aldi had pledged to make 100 per cent of packaging on its own-label products in Ireland recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2022.
The...
Climate Change may drive steady decline in the fisheries yields by 2300
March 14th, 2018
Projected increases in greenhouse gas emissions could suppress marine biological productivity for a thousand years or more, a new study has found.
The...
Record levels of microplastics recorded in Manchester river
March 13th, 2018
A new British study has recorded the highest levels of microplastic pollution found anywhere in the world in a Manchester river.
The University...
Wanted wildlife trafficker arrested in Nepal earlier this month
March 13th, 2018
A notorious wildlife trafficker wanted internationally and on INTERPOL’s radar was arrested in Nepal earlier this month.
Nepalese officials issued an INTERPOL Red...
More environmentally-friendly toy options for your kids
March 13th, 2018
Lego recently announced that their first sustainable pieces will be going on sale later this year.
Lego pieces such as plants, leaves, trees...
Ireland set to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance
March 12th, 2017
Ireland is set to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance four months after receiving an invitation from the international alliance working to...
Minister for Agriculture issues warning to farmers on Illegal upland burning
March 12th, 2018
The Minister for Agriculture has issued a firm warning to farmers that they risk prosecution and a cut to financial support if...
Krill may be breaking microplastics down into even smaller particles in our seas
March 12th, 2018
Krill may be reducing the amount of microplastic in the oceans through their digestive system, creating nanoplastics in their place, a new...
Locals take opposition to Bantry Bay kelp harvesting to the gates of Leinster House
March 8th, 2018
A campaign group held a mock funeral procession for Ireland’s seaweed outside the Dail yesterday in protest against the granting of a...
ECJ ruling may spell the end for 200 investment deals between EU Members
March 7th, 2018
A landmark European Court of Justice ruling has found the investor-state dispute settlement system in a treaty between Slovakia and the Netherlands...
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