Archives for August, 2010

Creating Green Infrastructure for Ireland

Comhar SDC has launched its research report, ‘Creating Green Infrastructure for Ireland’ . The report  is available online www.comharsdc.ie. Creating Green Infrastructure for Ireland Development has been a major driver of habitat degradation and biodiversity loss in Ireland.  Biodiversity continues to decline because its value is not reflected in decision-making by business and government. While tools such as ‘Strategic Environment Assessment’ and ‘Environmental Impact Assessment’ have become part of our development process, they are essentially [...]

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'Ghost roads’ being advanced with false data – An Taisce

- Chronic misspending on proposed new motorways is based inaccurate NRA data – As families shed cars a research-based public transport investment programme is desperately needed – Planned motorways will become ‘ghost roads’ as oil price rises and traffic falls further An Taisce is calling on the National Roads Authority to stop proposing new motorways using false data showing never-ending traffic growth. Information used by the National Roads Authority to promote current motorway schemes pretends [...]

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The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change.

Cultivate and Feasta’s Carbon Cycles and Sinks Network present… The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change. With Albert Bates from The Farm, Tennessee, introduced by Richard Douthwaite When: 19.30,  Thursday 26th August. Where: The Greenhouse, St Andrews Street, Dublin 2 Cost: €10/ €5 Cultivate and Feasta Members and Unwaged Civilization as we know it is at a crossroads. For the past 10,000 years, we have turned a growing understanding of physics, chemistry and biology [...]

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Funding Opportunities with EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency provides funding to support science, technology, research and innovation projects through grant-aid to third level institutions, state agencies, government departments, local and regional authorities, the private sector and individuals. Proposals are invited periodically through calls advertised in the national press and on their website. EPA STRIVE Research Programme and Cleaner Greener Production Programme Phase 5 (CGPP5)STRIVE Research Call Currently the EPA are inviting applications on the following topics: Environmental Technologies Supporting [...]

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Hedges for the future

Over the last number of years some of the hedgerows of Ireland have  systematically been surveyed.  Please check the situation in your area and follow up as appropriate.  Where it hasn’t been done try to chase it up, and where it has, see what has been done since and look for positive action.  For more info go to www.hedgelaying.ie Current Status The following surveys have been conducted to the standard methodology; “A Methodology for the [...]

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Dublin Community Growers Butterfly Project : Garden Workshop

When: 12pm-2pm, Saturday the 21st of August 2010. Where: Robert Emmet CDP Garden at Bridgefoot Street. The Garden Butterfly Workshop aims to provide a  practical hands on experience, and knowledge, of the butterflies that coexist with us amongst the urban landscape of Dublin. A talk and demonstration will serve to reveal butterfly life cycle and habits, while gardening methods for encouraging and supporting their presence will also be described. The event is aimed at both [...]

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Life, Camera, Action! – submission date approaching for photo & film competition

Celebrate the UN International Year of Biodiversity by taking part in ECO-UNESCO’s summer photo & film exhibition! Taking part couldn’t be easier. Simply send ECO-UNESCO your photos or short films on the theme of Biodiversity and be in with the chance to WIN a masterclass in wildlife documentary making, and a host of other great prizes! Find out how to take part. What’s more, ALL entries will be exhibited at The Greenhouse, Dublin city centre, [...]

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Putting Irish-grown wood to work

This letter was published in the Irish Times, Monday 16th August 2010. Madam, – While at Heuston Station recently I was dismayed to discover Irish Rail is using cheap throw-away Chinese plywood in the hoarding of a construction job taking place there. At a time when the retention and creation of Irish jobs is on everyone’s lips it is unacceptable that any Irish company should not give preference to Irish-made goods. Ireland has four integrated [...]

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Retro-vision!

When it comes to retro, Castle Espie’s annual Green Living Fair in September is one of the best venues for bringing vintage into view. Helping to bring fashion into this year’s event, one of Northern Ireland’s leading recycling chains, Re:Store, will once again organise the daily fashion show. Fab fashions from the Belfast Vintage Shop based in Royal Avenue, will take to the floor for this year’s ‘Retro-Vision’ shows. To complement the Green Wedding marquee, [...]

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Call for Encyclopedia of Life Rubenstein Fellows Applications

The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is now accepting applications for its 2011 Rubenstein Fellows competition. This international program seeks to support and extend the impact of original biodiversity research by postgraduates, graduate students, and other early career scientists. Rubenstein Fellows funds provide partial support for up to one year so that biodiversity research, databases, and media can be effectively translated into rich, online resources available through the Encyclopedia of Life. Fellows must work in collaboration [...]

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