August 29th, 2018 Environmental organisations in 13 countries have urged the Irish state to refuse to buy renewable energy credits generated from burning wood alongside oil shale in Estonian power stations. In a letter sent to the Government this week, 29 groups including An Taisce outlined Estonian plans to allow Read more…
August 27th, 2018 Green-minded British entrepreneur, Nik Spencer, sealed his first sustainable business deal at the tender age of 20. Two decades later, and now a seasoned businessman, he has innovated a device with the potential to allay the world’s fuel shortage and plastic crisis. “Even when I was in Read more…
August 23rd, 2018 Contact lenses can contribute to microplastics pollution when they’re not disposed of properly, a new study has found. Researchers at Arizona State University discovered that flushing old contact lenses down the toilet or bathroom sink is polluting waterways with microplastics. Microplastics pollution is a growing issue around Read more…
August 21st, 2018 The motor giant Volkswagen (VW) has agreed to meet Greenpeace following a protest in its headquarters in the UK yesterday over air pollution concerns. Activists and medical professionals blocked the company’s office in Milton Keynes urging it to take action against air pollution caused by diesel cars. Read more…
August 17th, 2018 A new European survey has revealed that a long weekend visit to Dublin has the same impact on our health as smoking one cigarette due to air pollution. The Brussels-based NGO Transport and Environment ranked Europe’s most popular and most polluted cities to show people the potential Read more…
August 15th, 2018 The Green Party has criticised the Government of failing to connect transport and planning infrastructure following the publication of the Transport Trends 2018 Report. The report sets out developments within the transport sector using the latest available data as the number of people commuting to work grew to 1.88 million in 2016. Two-thirds of this Read more…
August 13th, 2018 Only four of Ireland’s 50 beaches, rivers and harbours are clean enough to meet European norms, a new survey has found. The survey from Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) and carried out by An Taisce found that 40 per cent of the areas surveys are either littered Read more…
August 3rd, 2018 A complaint from an Irish environment group has led Northern Irish authorities to examine the potential for cross-border environmental and health impacts in the expansion of pig farming. Friends of the Irish Environment raised the issue earlier this year, writing to the Causeway Coast and Glens Council Read more…
July 27th, 2018 An event involving the release of lit sky lanterns is set to go ahead in Co Kildare next month despite continued drought conditions across the county and concerns over environmental impacts. The Lights Fest is set to take place on 11 August at Mondello Park in the heart of Read more…
July 17th, 2018 On March 24, 1989, the world became aware of an environmental calamity in Alaska as an Exxon Valdez oil tanker spewed millions of crude oil into the Alaskan waters. The tragic news grasped the attention of Phil McCrory, a hairdresser in Alabama. McCrory watched heart-wrenching footages of Read more…
