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No impact on protected nature area from Cork shipwreck, says Council

February 17th, 2020 Cork County Council has said that there are no signs of contamination to the protected Ballycotton Bay as a result of yesterday evening’s wreck of an abandoned cargo ship off East Cork. The vessel was abandoned since September 2018 and was drifting across the Atlantic until it Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 4 yearsFebruary 17, 2020 ago
Energy

Ireland urged to avoid energy credits from Estonian biomass co-fired with oil shale

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…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsAugust 29, 2018 ago
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Barryroe oil drilling the last thing the people of Cork need

August 8th, 2018 The oil company Providence Resources recently signed a deal with the Chinese energy consortium APEC to fund appraisal drilling 50km off the coast of Cork in the Barryroe field. Tony O’Reilly Jr, CEO of Providence, told The Irish Examiner recently that an oil find in the Barryroe Read more…

By admin, 5 yearsAugust 8, 2018 ago
News

European Parliament calls for Arctic ban on use of dirtiest shipping fuel

16th March 2017 Sustainable Transport group, Transport & Environment (T&E) are insisting today’s EU call for a ban on the use of heavy-fuel oil (HFO) by ships when sailing in the Arctic be met with swift action by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) HFO is the dirtiest of all fuel types Read more…

By Eric Maher, 7 years ago
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