June 14th, 2016 Campaigners in animal costumes today demonstrated outside the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in a call for the protection of water and wildlife to be included in the remit of the department. The campaigners were delivering a 14,000 strong petition to Minister Denis Naughten calling for the reinstatement Read more…
June 2nd 2016 Minister Denis Naughten has told the Dáil this week that the name of his department will be the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. This brings back the title of ‘environment’ to a government department after it was lost when the new ministers were first announced in Read more…
Close to 12,000 people have now singed a petition to ask the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to reinstate the Department of Environment. The petition has been online for less than two weeks after it was started by a number of concerned environmental groups. Friends of the Earth, VOICE, An Taisce, BirdWatch Ireland Read more…
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VOICE, an Irish environmental charity that campaigns for the responsible use of resources, is urging consumers to go naked. In an effort to free us all from the hassle of getting through unnecessary packaging on many everyday products, the Dublin-based charity recommends buying naked or unpackaged items where possible.
Food waste and food security are growing global issues. Every year a third of all food produced is wasted. According to the UN, if food waste was reduced by 25%, this would be enough to feed all those malnourished globally.
