Energy & Environment
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Navigating Dublin
Aris Venetikidis tells eolas about his map of a better transport system for Dublin. To a German-born student in 2002,…
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Re-use, repair, recycle
The waste hierarchy in Ireland is skewed towards landfill and incineration, rather than prevention, recycling and energy recovery, leading environmental…
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A climate-changed land
NUI Maynooth climatologist Professor John Sweeney updates eolas on what a warmer future could mean for Ireland’s scenery. Ireland’s traditional…
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The economics of waste
Setting levies, allowing councils to choose their preferred technology and competitive tendering for household collection are the way forward for…
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Investing in water
A summary of the Water Services Investment Programme for 2010-2012. Three hundred and forty new contracts, worth €1.8 billion, along…
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Supporting the green enterprise economy
IBEC’s recently appointed Head of Energy and Environmental Policy Dr Neil Walker talks to Owen McQuade about the green agenda…
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Nessa Childers: responsible role
Nessa Childers MEP meets Meadhbh Monahan in the European Parliament to discuss her wide remit in Brussels and how decisions…
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A green message: John Gormley
“The green economy is not about taxing more, it’s about taxing smarter and spending smarter,” Environment Minister John Gormley tells…
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The green challenge
In these times of unprecedented economic crisis the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is focused on keeping the environment centre stage.…
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Cutting carbon
Budget 2010 saw the introduction of a carbon tax. eolas looks at what the carbon tax will mean for the…
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