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The Charles Parsons Initiative will be launched on the 26th of May at the University of Limerick, the launch will be addressed by Minister Eamon Ryan, Barry McSweeney (Dept of Communiations, Energy and Natural Resources), Prof. Austin Darragh, Dr Stephen Fitzpatrick Biofine Inc., Dr Louis Vertegal, NWO, Lord Oxburgh of Liverpool and Dr. David Genders Energy Storage, more details of the launch to follow. Some pot trials of biochar will be demonstrated as well as [...]
Feasta, in association with the Trinity Greens presents the Will Howard Memorial Lecture: Climate Change: first, the bad news, then the good. 7.30pm, April 18th, 2008 Emmet Lecture Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin. Admission free but donations requested. This event has been arranged at short notice to commemorate Dr. Will Howard who ran the Cap and Share campaign in Britain and died a month ago. Will’s doctorate was in soil science and so it [...]
A screening of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ will take place on 28th April in Cineworld Cinema, Parnell Street, Dublin, as part of the Cinemagic Film Festival for Young People. It is being screened in partnership with Eco-Unesco who are leading a discusssion on the themes on the film afterwards. For further information please contact Eco-Unesco Fernanda Parente, Communications Officer Tel: +353 1 6625491 communications@ecounesco.ie or http://www.cinemagic.org.uk/
Report by Grian UNFCCC Bangkok 2008 report The official website for the Bangkok sessions can be found at: http://unfccc.int/meetings/intersessional/awg-lca_1_and_awg-kp_5/items/4288.php
In this edition: Funding for biodiversity events available Vision 2020: ENGO to co-ordinate a joint response ECO-UNESCO on RTE Friends of the Earth: Supporter Relations Officer Events
Social Centres gathering Friday 11 and Saturday 12 April in Dublin ….at Unit 13, IDA Centre, New Market Square, Dublin 8. related links: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/86848 http://seomraspraoi.blogspot.com Scoil Spraoi is the Seomra Spraoi educational working group. This is our first event. We hope you like it… Social Centre Gathering A space to share our experiences and knowledge about Social Centres. By sharing these things and making them collective we can sharpen our tools, develop our ideas; create [...]
2pm Welcome Professor Caroline Fennell, Dean, Faculty of Law, UCC Session I Chair: The Hon. Mr. Justice Frank Clarke (invited) 2 – 2.15pm Opening remarks 2.15 – 2.45pm ‘The impact of the public participation directive on Irish EIA law’ Ãine Ryall, Faculty of Law, UCC 2.45 – 3.15pm ‘Transposition and Enforcement of EU Environmental Law in Ireland’ Tom Flynn BL 3.15 – 3.30pm Questions & Discussion 3.30 – 3.45pm Tea & Coffee Session II Chair: [...]
ECO-UNESCO’s National Director, Elaine Nevin appeared on RTE 2′s ICE on Thursday 27th March and 28th March for RTE’s Green Week showing how children and young people can reduce their Carbon Footprint and assessing how environmentally friendly Brian and Rob (ICE presenters) really were!Click on link below: http://www.rte.ie/tv/theden/ice/icewatchtheshow_avlong.html?2354017,240,230 http://www.rte.ie/tv/theden/ice/icewatchtheshow_az.html
MAOR (an Irish word for ‘guardian’ or ‘steward’) are a group of individuals based in the North West who came together in 2006 in solidarity with the Shell to Sea campaign and in response to the issues surrounding gas and oil exploration off the Donegal coast. The upcoming MAOR Energy Forum Fortnight attempts to be a tool to raise awareness of and generate discussion on ownership and management of Ireland’s natural resources. MAOR encourages everyone [...]
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A number of IEN members are working together on Biodiversity issues.