Image via CrunchBase So I am back in Ireland after my holidays. It was great so things shall return to normal on the blog. Well until the weekend as I’m off on Cub Pack Camp to Fota Scout Campsite in Co. Cork. So dont expect a lot over the next few days as I work the germanisms out of my system!! I found myself better at German this time round so even though I was there for only a...
Via Guardian A city is bidding to become the first in Britain to ban plastic bags in an effort to reduce their impact on the environment. Councillors in Brighton and Hove have voted overwhelmingly in favour of turning the city into a plastic bag-free zone by asking retailers not to hand them out. The Conservative-led council has no legal powers to enforce a ban but has passed a motion to encourage shopkeepers to stop issuing bags. Out of twenty...
Renewable energy not high enough on Cowen’s agenda – Durkan Today’s Budget barely paid lip service to the need to end Ireland’s unsustainable dependence on foreign oil and will do little or nothing to help Ireland meet its Kyoto commitments according to Bernard Durkan TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Communications and Natural Resources. ‘Thanks to the lack of any political will from the Government Ireland’s CO2 emissions have risen by twice the allowable level under the Kyoto protocol since...
For the environment of this planet to be protected international agreements like the Kyoto Protocol should be honoured by the major polluters. Developing countries should be given the technology to develop industry to the level of the developed world without producing as much pollution. In general every country should develop effective and cheap methods of recycling. The price of recycling some products is more expensive and, therefore, less appealing to producers/industry. This is a major obstacle that must be...
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