Study finds common pesticide increasing bumblebee’s risk of extinction
August 15th, 2017
A common neonicotinoid pesticide threatens bumblebees with an increased risk of extinction, a new study has shown.
The study found that thiamethoxam, a...
Dublin City Council planning for a herbicide free city
August 15th, 2017
Herbicides are widely used throughout Ireland to control weeds, but there are growing concerns surrounding the damage these chemicals may be doing...
Citizens’ Assembly has received over 1,200 submissions on climate change
August 15th, 2017
The Citizens’ Assembly has received over 1,200 submissions from the public, as well as environmental and civil society coalitions, farming groups and politicians...
Environmental Pillar’s submission to the Citizen’s Assembly
August 11th, 2017
The Irish Citizens Assembly will be putting deliberative democracy to the test very soon in relation to Ireland’s implementation of environmental policy....
CapGlobalCarbon submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on climate
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Introduction
CapGlobalCarbon (CGC)’s proposal to the Citizen’s Assembly would enable Ireland to completely eliminate its fossil fuel production and imports...
OPINION: Our short-termism is short-changing our future generations: A Constitutional change is the way...
August 12th, 2017
Climate change is unequivocally one of the most pressing international concerns of our time. It comes then as no surprise that the...
ANALYSIS: Federal report shows ‘real’ climate change impacts at odds with Trump’s ‘fake’ news...
August 11th, 2017
A leaked federal climate science report reveals how serious the impacts of climate change have already been in the US and will...
Citizens’ Assembly can help turn Ireland from ‘climate laggard’ to leader
August 11th, 2017
The Citizens’ Assembly can help turn Ireland from climate laggard to leader by calling for a referendum to give a constitutional right...
PRESS RELEASE: Citizens’ Assembly must call for referendum on constitutional right to environmental protection
The Citizens’ Assembly must call for a referendum to give a constitutional right to environmental protection to the people of Ireland, says the country’s...
Week-long Zero Waste Festival coming to Dublin in September
August 11th, 2017
Zero Waste Festival Ireland will hold a week-long festival in September, following the success of its first festival earlier this summer.
The festival...
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