Jason Walsh

Jason Walsh is Ireland correspondent of the Boston-based Christian Science Monitor newspaper and has contributed to other publications including the Irish Examiner, the Irish Times, the Guardian, the Independent, the Sunday Times, the Washington Times, El Mundo, PressEurop and USA Today.

Monday, 12 May 2008 10:50

British green grants fall

The number of government grants made to people in Britain who want install renewable energy systems to their homes has halved, reports the BBC. The fall comes after the low carbon buildings programme cut the maximum grant on offer from £7,500 to £2,500.
Figures seen by the BBC show that in 2007, 2,339 grants
Monday, 12 May 2008 10:47

Diet of worms

The Irish Times reports that worms have an economic value of €700 million.

 

Putative president has  green belt.

 

Republican party candidate for president, John McCain, is to be greener than his predecessor and party-mate George

Monday, 12 May 2008 10:20

Oil prices taking on steam

Oil prices over $125 with predictions of $200

Millenarian doom-mongering or wave of the future? You decide.

Saturday, 26 April 2008 19:25

Sustainable bioplastic won't biodegrade

Corn-based material emits methane in landfill and add to food crisis, newspaper claims.
Thursday, 06 March 2008 20:02

Government plans greening of Ireland

Targets for greater energy efficiency in construction and renewable energy growth unveiled at Energy Forum, writes Jason Walsh

A developer who built holiday homes close to the Rock of Cashel has been granted "retention planning permission," reports Michael Parsons in the Irish Times .

32 of the 52 houses are to be allowed while the remaining 20 are subject to a demolition order.

Hot on the heels of the news that Marks and Spencer's move to banish the plastic bag has British prime minister Gordon Brown eyeing-up Ireland's bax-tax comes a report in the Guardian noting 20,000 jobs lost in China after the closure of a plastic bag factory.
Monday, 03 March 2008 19:04

'Recycled' waste ends up as landfill

Britain's Sunday Telegraph has reported that environmentally-conscious householders are being conned into thinking they are recycling their waste.

A report by Andy Bloxham says that: "thousands of tons of material put out to be recycled [...] secretly

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