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So long from our editor, Kayle Crosson

24 June 2022 As some of you may have seen on Twitter this week, today is my last official day as editor of The Green News. I first started as an intern here back in 2019 – just a couple Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 11 months ago

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Culture column: Snowpiercer

31 May 2022 A story set in a dystopian, post-apocalypse world tends to be a creative way to comment on the failures and fears of humanity in a way that is far-fetched enough to keep an audience from turning into Read more…

By admin, 1 yearMay 31, 2022 ago

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Biodiversity spotlight: grey and common seals

26 May 2022 There’s been no shortage of big storms landing in Ireland over the past few years. There’s been Ophelia, Emma and Ciara – to name a few. They’ve wreaked havoc on different parts of the country – and Read more…

By admin, 1 year ago

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Solar Energy in Ireland: is it the way to go?

16 May 2022 Ireland’s first large scale solar farm opened in Wicklow just two weeks ago and is projected to be able to save up to 4,800 tonnes of carbon emissions. The Millvale solar farm can generate 8 megawatts of Read more…

By admin, 1 year ago

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In review: what’s on this National Biodiversity Week

13 May 2022 A ten day celebration of nature in Ireland kicks off today! Welcome to National Biodiversity Week 2022! Biodiversity refers to the variety of species in a particular area. Whether that’s the entire planet or your garden pond, Read more…

By Catherine O'Toole, 1 year ago

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When it comes to action on the climate crisis, where does religion fit in?

6 May 2022 There’s a Hadith in Islam where the Prophet Muhammed taught that, “even if the sun has risen on the Day of Judgement, you still have the chance to plant a tree.” Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, founder of Read more…

By admin, 1 year ago

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A closer look: climate & biodiversity in the 2022 Assembly election

5 May 2022 The polls are open today in Northern Ireland for Assembly elections, in case you haven’t heard. It’s a 90-seat legislature and analysts are projecting there’s a real chance of a landmark victory for Sinn Fein if it Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 1 year ago

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Culture column: reflections on eco-poetry

29 April 2022 At COP26 I was handed a booklet with a bright yellow cover and the title “Future Anterior – COP(oety)26.” It was a little collection of eco-poetry, collected by the University of Warwick’s Centre for Ecopoetics. On one Read more…

By admin, 1 yearApril 29, 2022 ago

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A closer look at climate finance

28 April 2022 Just this week Ireland announced its latest climate finance figures for 2020 – and it clocked in at €5.3 million less than it gave in 2019. Non-governmental organisations expressed their disappointment at the development, and Christian Aid Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 1 yearApril 28, 2022 ago

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Why emissions need to come down immediately and how we can get there.

22 April 2022 The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) Working Group report plugged a line that we’ve become all-too-familiar with: in order to have a habitable planet, we need emissions to decline fast and that needs to happen Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 1 year ago