Category: environment
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Building greener pastures
From carbon dioxide emissions to waste and water use, the construction industry needs to look to a greener future. Izzy Rowley digs up the issues and investigates potential solutions
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Meet the young entrepreneurs using Depop to revolutionise the fashion industry
Millennials and Gen Z are increasingly shunning fast fashion and turning to pre-loved vintage clothes instead – Katy Brennan investigates
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Away with the dairy: Going vegan for Green Week
Meat and dairy industries pack some of the heaviest eco punches, Niamh Alexander tries a vegan diet in the name of being greener
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Boosting biodiversity before it’s too late
Our planet is on the verge of ecological catastrophe. Dolapo Agunbiade looks at ways to help nature fight back
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Eco-friendly and Irish: Sustainable shopping for Green Week
Jessica Viola recommends three Irish businesses doing right by Mother Earth
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Environmentalists on Twitter respond harshly as Amazon deforestation reaches all time high
As the Amazon jungle reaches a new high in levels of deforestation, Conn Mc Gillion explores the reactions and the statistics on Twitter. Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has reached a peak between August 2019 and July 2020, according to Brazil’s National Institute…
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‘If they want us in power, they’re going to have to do more than greenwashing us’ – Reactions to FF/FG’s letter to the Green Party
TheCity.ie’s Kate Brayden speaks to Co. Clare Green Party councillor Roisin Garvey and Futureproof Clare about the Shannon LNG concession, and the party’s 7% emissions target.
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PLASTIC: What is it good for?
“Plastic; can’t live with it, can’t live without it.” This is the motto of the latest exhibition to be presented in Science Gallery Dublin. The exhibition, simply named PLASTIC, has been running since October 25 and will continue into the new year, ending…
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Viva la zero-waste revolution!
Wednesday, December 11, saw the opening of Rathmines’ first ever packaging-free, zero-waste food store. Ken Kinsella, of Blackrock, has become Ireland’s first franchise partner of The Source Bulk Foods. The Source first started seven years ago in 2012 in the tiny Australian town…
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Going green – The Green Flea Market
Sustainability. Probably the biggest buzzword of 2019 and, if things persist, its more than likely that it will carry into 2020. The idea of living sustainably isn’t a new one but it is a movement that is extremely timely at the moment. It…
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