Fracking Bill may be passed before summer recess, Committee Says
12th April 2017
The Oireachtas environmental Committee is confident that the Bill to ban fracking will be signed into law before the Dáil breaks for...
Illegal Gorse Burning Penalties Ineffective, Say Campaigners
Penalties for the unlawful burning of gorse are ineffective and do nothing to stop perpetrators says campaign group following a series of illegal fires across the country.
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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...
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...
Gallery: It Takes a Village – Cloughjordan & Feeding Ourselves Festival in Pictures. #People4Soil
April 10th 2017
Ireland’s ecovillage capital and rural utopia, Cloughjordan, played host to Cultivate’s Feeding Ourselves festival over the weekend. The focus of the event...
Rare honeycomb reef off Irish coast needs Legal Protections, says Coastwatch Europe
10th April 2017
A rare honeycomb reef off the Irish coast may come under threat due to a lack of legal protection, according to the...
Irish Greenhouse gas emissions from companies in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme increased in...
7th April 2017
A press release from the EPA has warned that Greenhouse gas emissions from Irish companies have in fact increased under the EU...
To Flush or Not to Flush? The outrageous fortune of wet wipes is causing...
7th April 2017
‘Think before you flush’ has been the motto of An Taisce’s Clean Coasts for some time but now wily manufacturers are muddying...
Tremendous response to public consultation on microbeads ban, says Minister Coveney
The “tremendous” response to the public consultation on a microbeads ban outlines the Irish people’s growing concern with protecting our marine environment, says Minister...
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