Irresponsible to allow fracking in Ireland, says Oireachtas Committee
11th April 2017
The Oireachtas environmental watchdog has warned that it would be irresponsible to give fracking the go-ahead in Ireland and backed calls for...
Irresponsible to allow fracking in Ireland, says Oireachtas Committee
11th April 2017
The Oireachtas environmental watchdog has warned that it would be irresponsible to give fracking the go-ahead in Ireland and backed calls for...
Balkans are gambling on coal as EU utilities opt out
EU utilities lobby group Eurelectric last week released a statement that its members would not build new coal plants after 2020.This pledge simply describes the...
What if the French second round pits Mélenchon against Le Pen?
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Azerbaijan president: gas pipeline to EU will not be stopped
A massive pipeline linking Azerbaijan’s gas fields to the networks of Europe is an inevitability, Azeri president Ilham Aliyev has told his cabinet.“The implementation of the...
Press Release: Environmental organisations deeply concerned at water charges debate
Environmental organisations are deeply concerned at the absence of a set charge for excessive water use in the pending report on the Future Funding...
El Niño shifts cholera burden onto East Africa
In 2015-16, one of the strongest El Niño events in recorded history played havoc with the world’s weather. Among its impacts, heavy rainfall brought...
Understanding Earth's climate: Knowing Earth
Part 4 of 10 of NACA/NASA Langley Research Center's 2017 centennial — A Storied Legacy, A Soaring Future
Knowing Earth
Volcanos erupt. Wildfires rage. Floods swell...
G7 fails to agree Paris climate statement as US turns spoiler
G7 energy ministers have failed to agree on a statement supporting the Paris climate accord after the US delegation said it was reviewing its position.But the US did...
MEPs vote to clampdown on imports of palm oil for biofuel
10th April 2017
MEPs voted to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels to counter the unsustainable use of palm oil production. The resolution...
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