How a General-Turned-Oil-Lobbyist Helped Push Through the Dakota Access Pipeline
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Los Angeles Ditches Plan to Invest Billions in Fossil Fuels
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Swedish shipping industry prepares to go fossil-free by 2045
Shipowners' Association is calling for government incentives to help in the transition to climate-friendly vessels, to meet national climate goals
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Growing evidence of microplastics in food chain, committee hears
February 12th, 2019
Evidence of microplastics along the food chain is growing and is becoming a real cause for concern, an Oireachtas committee heard today.
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Irish energy industry calls for new links to Europe amid Brexit fears
Grid operator boss calls on Brussels to approve funding for a new electricity connection to France to avoid isolation from continent
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Dublin councils launch draft climate plans
February 12th, 2019
Local authorities in Dublin have launched draft climate plans to drastically cut emissions and improve energy efficiency across the capital.
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European Commission classifies most palm oil fuels as unsustainable
Deforestation-linked stocks cannot be counted towards renewable targets, commission rules, but green group angered by small farm loophole
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Ireland once again an overfishing culprit – but why?
February 11th, 2019
No country likes to think of themselves as a villain, but recent news has created difficult questions for Ireland’s environmental credentials.
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Protesters stage ‘die-in’ against proposed gas terminal
February 11th, 2019
Dozens of protesters staged a ‘die-in’ at the top of Grafton Street on Sunday in opposition to the proposed development of a...
Another dam fails in Brazil – Bolsonaro must not respond by gutting protections
Environmental regulations are not arbitrary hurdles for enterprise, if this government erodes them how many more people will be buried beneath the mud?
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