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Economic Growth and Environmental Impact

Economic Growth and Environmental Impact

We Need to Live Better While Using Less – EPA Report Sets Out How to Break the Link Between Economic Growth and Environmental Impact Millions of Euro per year can be saved right across the economy and society if people use water, energy and raw materials in a better...
Energy Rate Increases

Energy Rate Increases

At a time when thousands of Irish householders are struggling to make energy bill repayments the Commission for Energy Regulation have granted Bord Gais permission to increase gas rates by 8.5% from October 1st 2012. “This is another difficult decision for the...
Treatment Plants Fail To Meet Standards

Treatment Plants Fail To Meet Standards

Nearly half of Ireland’s wastewater treatment plants serving urban centres are failing to achieve national and EU standards, according to a new report released today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Commenting on the report Mr. Gerard O’Leary,...

Time Running Out To Solve Energy Crisis

Fuel Poverty levels could cover 50 per cent of the population within five years and 75 per cent within a decade if a properly co-ordinated energy policy is not developed, Architect and television presenter Duncan Stewart told the Energy Action conference in Dublin...
Zero Maintenance Buildings Creating Sterile Towns

Zero Maintenance Buildings Creating Sterile Towns

  Conference hears how using the heritage resources of a town can help it recover from the recession. “Our drive for uncluttered, zero maintenance buildings is creating sterile, uninteresting towns which are unattractive not only tourists, but for high end...