Day: 23 October 2008

EPA programme assists Carlow business

Carlow businesses have taken big strides in improving their environmental performance, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Electric Picnic wins green festival prize

Solar power, a carpooling system and improved recycling facilities were among the measures which earned the Electric Picnic event Ireland's only Greener Festival International Award for 2008.

West’s ‘clean oil fields’ to benefit from grid upgrade

Ireland's western region has 40% of the country's renewable wind power generating capacity, according to a plan to double the electricity transmission network.

Protecting shellfish ‘could delay development’

Nine Kerry towns will need improved wastewater treatment if various harbours are designated for conservation under the EU Shellfish Waters Directive.

Cloud-hopping scientists aim to improve climate prediction

A group of UK scientists have set off for South America to investigate how swathes of clouds bigger than the US over the Pacific affect climate and weather across the world.

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