Cork ‘earth protector’ granny found guilty of stealing Coillte timber
February 28th, 2020
A grandmother charged with illegally felling conifers in a Coillte forest beside her home in west Cork was convicted of stealing...
Warming climate poses ‘unprecedented threat’ to transport
February 28th, 2020
Transport infrastructure in Ireland
is set to face unprecedented threats in a warming climate, according to a new UN
report.
The United Nations Economic Commission...
Closed Season: lay down your trimmers and step away from the hedge
February 28th, 2020
Last May, TCD and UCD were found cutting trees and hedges on their campuses during the closed period designed to protect nesting...
Submittal to the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) Framework for a Draft Regional Policy Proposal
This submittal from Feasta calls for an upstream permit system to ensure that fossil fuel supply is gradually phased out in the northeastern and Atlantic...
Green Party welcomes newly co-opted councillors.
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Investors pushing companies to disclose emissions, report
February 25th, 2020
Failure to disclose emissions details will put Irish companies at a competitive disadvantage as desire for climate action grows for investors, customers...
Sinn Féin and Greens to hold series of policy talks
February 24th, 2020
Representatives of Sinn Féin and the Green Party met today and have agreed to continue exploratory coalition talks on a number of...
Cork county council to remove oil drums from grounded ghost ship
February 24th, 2020
Cork County Council is preparing to remove
materials from a grounded ghost ship that could pose a pollution risk by helicopter
on Tuesday.
The council...
Trees, rewetting bogs, and better land management are needed to prevent flooding – Greens
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