11 August 2021 Over the past couple of days, we’ve been taking the time to go through the comprehensive Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and boy, is there a lot in there. What was published on Monday was just the first in a series Read more…
February 6th, 2019 Wetlands cover a significant proportion of Ireland. They provide water to us and our wildlife, purify water and play a crucial role in controlling floods and reducing the effects of climate change. Ireland’s wetlands are diverse. Inland, they can vary dramatically in size, and include freshwater springs, Read more…
November 22nd, 2018 The High Court has adjourned injunction proceedings brought by the Environmental Protection Agency to halt unlicensed peat extraction at a Co Westmeath bog until at least March 2019. The environmental watchdog was seeking the injunction following the discovery in September 2018 that Harte Peat is extracting wet Read more…
September 17th, 2018 One of Ireland’s largest peat harvesting companies stands accused of the unlicensed stripping of peat from a bog at a site in Co Westmeath currently subject to court proceedings. According to Friends of the Irish Environment (FiE), Harte Peat has been excavating wet peat at an alarming Read more…
August 14th, 2018 Over 30 conservation and environmental groups in the US have voiced concern that plans for large-scale biomass burning at Ireland’s peat-fired power stations are a serious threat to southern US forests. The findings of the groups, including the National Resources Defence Council and the Southern Environmental Law Read more…
