Waste Reduction Bill badly needed to tackle our escalating plastic problem, Committee hears
The Government must support the straightforward and progressive policies in the Green Party’s Waste Reduction Bill to tackle our escalating plastic problem, the Oireachtas...
We must follow UK’s lead in tackling plastic pollution, say leading environmentalists
Immediate Release
The State must step up its game to tackle plastic pollution in the wake of the UK’s pledge to eliminate plastic waste by...
State must stop incentivising farmers to engage in environmentally-damaging forestry
The State must stop incentivising farmers to engage in environmentally-damaging commercial timber schemes and shift support toward more sustainable native tree cover initiatives, Ireland’s...
EPA report highlights Government total failure to tackle air pollution problems
The EPA’s damning indictment of our transport system’s contribution to poor air quality in Ireland underlies the urgent need to move away from polluting...
Budget 2018 falls embarrassingly short of tackling Air Pollution and Climate Change
The Environmental Pillar has expressed extreme disappointment at the exclusion of any measures to equalise the cost of diesel and petrol in Ireland in Budget 2018.
We...
BUDGET 2018: Greens back call to equalize cost of diesel
Immediate Release
Ireland’s leading environmental coalition welcomes the Green Party’s support of its proposal to equalise the cost of diesel and petrol in Budget 2018.
Launching...
PRESS RELEASE: 200,000 European Citizens sign landmark petition calling on the EU to protect...
Immediate Release
The Irish branch of the European-wide People4Soil campaign has smashed its national quota for an official EU petition calling on the European Commission to...
PRESS RELEASE: Native Woodlands the solution to farm water pollution, says environmental coalition
Immediate Release
The use of existing forestry grants to allow farmers to plant native woodlands along rivers and streams would dramatically reduce farm water pollution,...
PRESS RELEASE: Pillar comment on State of the European Union address
Sustainable development and environmental protection must be put at the heart and centre of the Future of Europe, says Ireland’s leading environmental coalition.
Following today’s...
PRESS RELEASE: Happy Pear Twins fly the Foodie Flag for People4Soil Campaign
Immediate Release
With just four weeks left to reach Ireland’s target, The Happy Pear twins are calling on all food lovers to add their signature...
Latest news
Popular Articles
New technique reduces nicotine levels, harmful compounds simultaneously in tobacco
Researchers have developed a new technique that can alter plant metabolism. Tested in tobacco plants, the technique showed that it could reduce harmful chemical...
Trees are important for cleaner air in cities
Air pollution levels vary greatly between different places in a city. This is the finding of a new study which concludes that trees contribute...
Simultaneous extreme weather created dangerous cascades in U.S.
Intense heat in the southwestern United States broke records last summer partly because it hit in tandem with an unusually severe drought, finds a...
Reform of the EUETS Has at Last Made Significant Progress
The effective limit on the size of the MSR proposed by Council is an extremely welcome strengthening of the EUETS. However it will still...
Solar cells: How clean is solar power?
THAT solar panels do not emit greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide when they are generating electricity is without question. This is why they...