Cellulosic bioethanol: can it be part of the cure for our oil addiction?
Title: Cellulosic bioethanol: can it be part of the cure for our oil addiction? Date: 2009-03-20Friday 20th March 2009, 12.30pm Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No.6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Dr. Shahin Ali UCD School of Biology & Environmental Science Cellulosic bioethanol: can it be part of the cure for our oil addiction? To register for this seminar please email your name to Click to reveal email with a subject of Registration – Seminar [...]
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A behind-the-science look at predictions of species extinction from climate change
Title: A behind-the-science look at predictions of species extinction from climate change Date: Friday 13th March 2009, 12.30pm Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No.6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Dr. Jon Yearsley UCD School of Biology & Environmental Science A behind-the-science look at predictions of species extinction from climate change To register for this seminar please email your name to Click to reveal email with a subject of Registration – Seminar #12. Abstract Every month [...]
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Towards zero carbon buildings
Title: Towards zero carbon buildings Date: 2009-03-06Friday 6th March 2009, 12.30pm Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No.6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Vivienne Brophy, MArchSc, MRIAI UCD Energy Research Group, UCD School of Architecture, Landscape & Civil Engineering Towards zero carbon buildings To register for this seminar please email your name to Click to reveal email with a subject of Registration – Seminar #11. Abstract Buildings account for some 40 % of European energy consumption [...]
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Resource and Recover 2009
Title: Resource and Recover 2009Location: Simmonscourt, DublinLink out: Click hereStart Date: 2009-03-24End Date: 2009-03-25
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Climate Change Seminar
Title: Climate Change Seminar Location: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No.6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Link out: Click here Start Time: 12:30 Date: 2009-02-27 Comhar SDC is pleased to extend an invitation to all interested stakeholders on behalf of UCD’s Earth Systems Institute for their next Climate Change Seminar. It will take place this Friday 27th February 2009, 12.30pm in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No.6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The lecture [...]
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Haulbowline Waste goes to EU
Friends of the Irish Environment have sought to have Ireland brought before the European Court of Justice for the unlicensed storage of hazardous waste at Haulbowline Ireland. The environmental group have written without success to the four Ministers involved and to the Taoiseach seeking to have the Government apply for a waste licence. A spokesman said that their position was supported by the Environmental Protection Agency. ‘The Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Team Leaders have advised [...]
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Two Climate Change Presentations, by Brian Davey and Professor Mark Maslin
Title: Two Climate Change Presentations, by Brian Davey and Professor Mark Maslin Location: McClelland Room, Central Hotel, Exchequer St, Dublin 2 Start Time: 19:15 Date: 2009-02-27 Cost of Entry: €10 (€5 for paid up Feasta members / concessionary rate) Mobilising for the Climate Emergency Brian Davey, Feasta Climate scientists are now saying that targets for greenhouse gas stabilisation should be lower than 350ppm CO2, perhaps even below 300ppm. To achieve these very low greenhouse gas [...]
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IDEA Public Meeting & AGM 2009
Title: IDEA Public Meeting & AGM 2009 Location: UCC, Cork O’Rahilly Building Room 123 Start Time: 14:00 Date: 2009-02-21 End Time: 18:00 IRISH DOCTORS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION (IDEA) [in association with Geography Dept.,UCC] Public Meeting & AGM Sat 21st Feb 2009-02-10 Venue: UCC, Cork O’Rahilly Building Room 123 Time : 1400hrs Refreshments served Entry free, donations welcome Speakers: Dr Gerd Oberfield, Public Health Salzburg,Austria (The Eithne Naylor Lecture) Update on Electromagnetic Radiation and Health Feargal Duff, [...]
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Wonderful Wetlands Exhibition in ENFO
The Irish Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce our new exhibition entitled “Wonderful Wetlands”. The stunning display will be held in ENFO, 17 St Andrew’s Street, Dublin 2 from the 2nd to the 23rd of February 2009. The exhibition celebrates World Wetlands Day and Ireland’s beautiful wetland wildlife and habitats ranging from coastal areas like salt marshes to fens and bogs. The exhibition also highlights the need to protect these wonderful resources. ‘Wetlands are a [...]
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