OpEd : ‘Fake News’ stories and climate-change deniers are duping hundreds of millions on social media

13 January, 2017 Trump, Twitter, Climate-Change denial and the Advent of ‘Fake News’ [x_columnize]President-elect of the United States Donald Trump is infamous for his outrageous tweets @realDonaldTrump. He partakes in celebrity insults, climate-change denial, climate-change conspiracy theories, bragging about his election win over Hillary Clinton and the democratic party, and Read more…

OpEd: Food in the age of the Eco-chef — Artful Soil dishes, GIY-based Menus and Zero-Waste Restaurants

  Image: baby vegetables served in an edible soil December 22nd , 2016 Can food be Art? Do chefs use food to transmit messages that go beyond flavour and presentation? It’s  a question that may seem to be bordering on the ludicrous –especially while holding a fast-food branded cheeseburger in your hands–but merely being beautiful Read more…

Top Ten Tips for a Green Christmas

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Ireland’s own ‘Dieselgate’ : the dieselisation of Ireland’s car fleet spells trouble

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