In a response document the 28 member coalition urged the Government and the Social Partners to avoid addressing shorter term but very serious financial problems in a manner that puts even greater stress on the fundamental ecosystem services that allow us to thrive as a race on this small planet. The continuing success of human society and social systems depends fundamentally on the preservation of the overall productivity, health and long term sustainability of the [...]
Archives for January, 2009
Environmental groups highlight major opportunities in tackling the country's fiscal and economic crisis.
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15 ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS OPPOSE BUS CUTS
15 environmental groups have called for the reversal in cuts in Dublin public transport. ‘Both Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus have begun a downward spiral that will make our car dependency even worse. This is against every environmental and sustainable principle’, the groups claim. Friends of the Irish Environment said that environmental groups had come together because the decision signaled that urban transport was ‘going the wrong way.’ These cuts make any moves to limit [...]
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