Tagged: Environment & News
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New report to outline green infrastructure for developers News
20.08.2010 Property developers and planners will benefit from a new report to be published by Comhar Sustainable Development Council (SDC) next Tuesday, with areas of natural drainage and...Categories: Green, Government -
Irish student’s ambitious vision for a transnational super grid News
29.07.2010 Addressing more than 300 global CEOs from the electricity industry at the Eurelectric 2010 Conference held in Dublin in June, one Irish student put forward his thesis about the... -
Green business is a win-win for firms and the planet News
13.07.2010 Integrating biodiversity into a company’s business plans is a win-win for both the firm and the planet, a new report funded by the European Commission has found. -
The digital business week News
19.07.2010 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
Waste recycling has potential to create 5,000 new jobs News
16.07.2010 Ireland could create an additional 5,000 jobs over the next five years if it could double the amount of waste diverted from landfill, one recycling company has estimated. -
EU energy ministers seek funding for super grid News
14.05.2010 European energy ministers are working together to secure funding as part of an EU funding review that will allow them to build the interconnects and smart grids needed for the... -
Facing our energy future News
08.10.2009 Taking a look at green energy from the perspective of future energy generation on a global scale, Dr Robert K Dixon, a leader of the Climate Change and Chemicals Team of the US... -
CA Technologies launches eco-friendly software News
21.06.2010 CA Technologies has released the latest version of its energy, carbon and sustainability management solution - ecoSoftware 2.0 – with the aim of helping companies reduce their... -
Greenpeace’s Naidoo argues for greater accountability News
21.05.2010 Supply chain sourcing and partnerships – key considerations for firms to tackle CO2. -
Wind-energy investment funds tipped to raise €5m News
04.11.2008 A specially themed Business Expansion Scheme (BES) aimed at wind-energy technology is to raise €5m from investors, while the equity firm behind it plans to invest a further... -
The green web – sowing seeds of change online News
02.10.2008 Climate change is happening and getting people to think green – whether in business or in the home – has a knack to it. It is quite a social thing because it involves a change...Categories: New Media -
Dell turns green in face of climate change News
28.02.2008 As the first ever computer company to join the not-for-profit Climate Group, Dell has vowed to aim for carbon neutrality for its company facilities, manufacturing operations and... -
IBM’s Second Life gives planet a second chance News
15.02.2008 Harnessing the popularity of online virtual worlds such as Second Life, IBM has created its own world of a planet approaching ecological disaster, which aims to promote...Categories: R&DTags: IBM, Environment, -
EU to implement collaborative eco database News
06.02.2008 The European Commission has signalled its intention to overhaul the way environmental information is collected and analysed within the EU.Categories: Government, R&DTags: EU, Environment -
Inefficient data centres taking toll on environment News
28.01.2008 While it has been noted that the IT industry generates 2pc of CO2 in the world, equivalent to the airline industry, a senior strategist at server manufacturer Fujitsu Siemens... -
Energy costs are the biggest headache for SMEs News
15.01.2008 Energy accounted for the biggest cost increase over the last two years for SMEs, according to IBM, surpassing healthcare, payroll, rent and equipment, with 50pc of every dollar...Categories: CIO -
Over 25pc of European internet users eco-shop News
12.12.2007 European online purchasing decisions are increasingly being influenced by environmental considerations, a new report reveals, with a quarter of European internet users basing... -
HP in wind farm deal to reduce carbon footprint News
27.11.2007 HP has signed a landmark deal with Airtricity that will ensure that 90pc of the computer giant’s energy use in Ireland will be renewable. -
Microsoft embraces tree huggers News
30.10.2007 Microsoft today launched MSN Green, an offshoot of its entertainment and media portal dedicated to environmental news and information with content provided by respected...Categories: New Media -
Green website aims to cut carbon footprint News
17.10.2007 Everything you ever wanted to know about alternative fuels, recycling, technologies and energy-related products and services, is contained in a new website dedicated to...Categories: GovernmentTags: Energy, Environment