Tagged: Pollution
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London’s mayor reveals ultra-low emission zone plan for city News
13.02.2013 London’s mayor Boris Johnson has today revealed plans to improve London’s air quality by creating an ultra-low emission zone in the centre of the city from 2020. -
Nobel Laureate Prof Mario Molina to speak at DCU about climate change News
15.11.2012 Prof Mario Molina, a leading authority on pollution and its effects on the environment, will be in Dublin next week to give a lecture at Dublin City University (DCU) on the... -
Irish marine scientist calls for more water monitoring devices to spot pollution News
29.08.2012 Following the most recent E coli contamination that was detected in the waters off the coastlines of Cork and Galway, which resulted in beaches being closed for a time last... -
ESA’s Envisat satellite stops sending data to Earth News
13.04.2012 The European Space Agency (ESA) has declared a spacecraft emergency as it is trying to establish why its Envisat satellite has suddenly stopped sending data to Earth after 10... -
Climate change no longer top global warming concern News
30.08.2011 Global concern over climate change no longer tops the list of environmental issues people are most worried about, with air and water pollution, water shortages, packaging waste... -
Clinton and Schwarzenegger attend second world forum on sustainability News
01.04.2011 Former US president Bill Clinton, former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, filmmaker James Cameron, and Virgin Group president Richard Branson, along with specialists... -
Minister launches €5m geological project in border counties News
15.02.2011 The Minister for Natural Resources Conor Lenihan TD today launched a €5m EU-funded geological project to map the natural resources of the border counties of Donegal, Sligo,... -
Electronic system to monitor shoreline pollution News
09.11.2010 A new electronic monitoring system will be put in place by the European Union (EU) to gauge pollution in the Irish Sea in order to protect Irish shorelines. -
California flexes green muscle and rejects Proposition 23 News
03.11.2010 Californians have turned out en masse to vote in favour of a greener future as Proposition 23 has been widely rejected in the US state. -
Fall in emissions due to EPA licensing News
01.10.2010 Pollution emissions from industry have fallen due to licensing of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a recent study has found.Categories: Sustainability, Green -
New atlas reveals Europe’s soil biodiversity is under threat News
29.09.2010 Europe’s valuable soil biodiversity could be under threat, according to findings of a new the European Commission (EC) atlas. -
India and US roll out hybrid buses News
22.09.2010 India’s capital Delhi, famous for congestion pollution, and the town of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US, are going green together with the recent introduction of hybrid buses.Categories: Sustainability, Green -
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... -
Cloud computing meets water computing in Galway’s SmartBay News
16.03.2009 IBM and the Marine Institute Ireland (MII) have completed the SmartBay pilot information system to monitor wave conditions, marine life and pollution levels in and around Galway...