Tuesday, 20 May 2008 15:00
New state policy on sustainable architecture goes to public consultation
The Department of the Environment and the Irish Architecture Foundation
are to hold a series of public meetings to consult on new architecture
policy, which will put more emphasis on environmental sustainability.
Published in
Events
Tuesday, 20 May 2008 12:20
Well Oiled
Oil supply increases but prices remain high
Published in
Oil Peak
Sunday, 13 April 2008 16:00
Passing on expertise
Irish group attends passive house event in Germany
Published in
Eco Housing
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 00:49
Massive ice shelf on verge of break-up
An ice shelf about the size of Connecticut is breaking up and "hanging by a thread" from the Antarctic Peninsula because of global warming, the British Antarctic Survey said on Tuesday.
Published in
Climate Change
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:58
New climate talks end with no sign of consensus
The fourth meeting of the "Gleneagles dialogue" on global warming ended
last week with no sign of a consensus on a new global climate policy
after the Kyoto protocol on greenhouse gas emissions expires in 2012.
Published in
Climate Change
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:53
Mayo rural housing plan won't fail Gormley test'
MAYO councillors are confident that their bid to overhaul planning
rules in rural Mayo will stand up to scrutiny from the Minister for the
Environment.
Published in
Planning
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:50
An Taisce opposes Sandyford hospital
AN TAISCE is opposing the construction of a new €160 million women's, children's and maternity hospital in Sandyford.
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:47
Judge criticises wind farm project
A DEVELOPMENT society in Derrybrien, Co Galway, scene of a massive
bogslide in 2003, has won its High Court challenge to the manner in
which Galway County Council extended planning permissions for the
erection of a wind farm on a mountain in the area.
Published in
Renewable Energy
Friday, 14 March 2008 10:02
Renewal of inner city areas left high and dry
Dublin City Council's decision to grant permission for a high-rise
cluster in Ballsbridge has no real basis in planning policy, writes
Frank McDonald .
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Planning