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Paper digest: Gormley's light bulb, eco cities and Irish climate change

The UK's Observer newspaper produced an in-depth climate change section in last Sunday's edition, including an excellent warts-and-all article on the proto-eco city of Freiburg, Germany.

person Posted by Jeff Colley access_time 02:08PM 25 March 2008

New climate talks end with no sign of consensus

The fourth meeting of the "Gleneagles dialogue" on global warming ended last week with no sign of a consensus on a new global climate policy after the Kyoto protocol on greenhouse gas emissions expires in 2012.

person Posted by News Desk access_time 10:58AM 18 March 2008

Mayo rural housing plan won't fail Gormley test'

MAYO councillors are confident that their bid to overhaul planning rules in rural Mayo will stand up to scrutiny from the Minister for the Environment.

person Posted by News Desk access_time 10:53AM 18 March 2008

An Taisce opposes Sandyford hospital

AN TAISCE is opposing the construction of a new €160 million women's, children's and maternity hospital in Sandyford.

person Posted by News Desk access_time 10:50AM 18 March 2008

Judge criticises wind farm project

A DEVELOPMENT society in Derrybrien, Co Galway, scene of a massive bogslide in 2003, has won its High Court challenge to the manner in which Galway County Council extended planning permissions for the erection of a wind farm on a mountain in the area.

person Posted by News Desk access_time 10:47AM 18 March 2008

Renewal of inner city areas left high and dry

Dublin City Council's decision to grant permission for a high-rise cluster in Ballsbridge has no real basis in planning policy, writes Frank McDonald .

person Posted by News Desk access_time 10:02AM 14 March 2008

M3 motorway protesters claim to have entered tunnel under road

CAMPAIGNERS AGAINST the M3 motorway claim they have stepped up their campaign by occupying a tunnel they say they have secretly dug under the proposed route that passes through the Tara Valley in Co Meath.

person Posted by News Desk access_time 09:59AM 14 March 2008

EU close to climate deal

The Irish Times has reported that leaders of the EU member states are today close to agreeing a timetable for action on climate change.

person Posted by Jeff Colley access_time 03:47PM 13 March 2008

New hemp plaster product offers flexibility and carbon gains

Hempire Building Plaster, a new high-performance natural material that competes with more commonly used products in terms of performance and ease of use but can actually make for better, more pleasant buildings has been developed in Ireland.

person Posted by News Desk access_time 02:01PM 13 March 2008

Oil price record goes again while Microsoft launch carbon reducing server

On a day when world record oil prices were again surpassed (see here ), Microsoft has launched a new technology (see here ) which it says could cut over two million tonnes of CO2 every year - about the same emissions as the Poolbeg power station, or 392,000 mid-sized cars.

person Posted by Jeff Colley access_time 11:48AM 11 March 2008

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Ballsbridge high-rises may have overreached themselves and the city

Dublin City Council's split decision on Seán Dunne's extremely expensive Ballsbridge site has left the developer facing an uncertain future, writes Frank McDonald.

person Posted by News Desk access_time 10:29AM 11 March 2008

Get ready for a hard year, says gloomy Taoiseach

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern warned of a "hard year" ahead as the economy took a severe battering on three fronts yesterday.

person Posted by News Desk access_time 10:24AM 11 March 2008

Gallery of selected EcoBuild exhibitors

A broad range of sustainable building and renewable energy product suppliers are exhibiting at the EcoBuild section of the Spring House and Garden Show running this weekend. A sneak preview of their stands follows. Anyone interested in attending the show, which runs from Friday till Sunday at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin, should visit

person Posted by Jeff Colley access_time 03:59PM 07 March 2008

Construct Ireland at Spring House & Garden show

Construct Ireland and Easca have a strong presence at this year's Spring House & Garden show in the RDS, and we'll be blogging live from our stand all weekend.

If you're visiting the show drop by our stand in the Ecobuild section where you can meet the team, and we can try and help you with any queries you might have.

person Posted by Jeff Colley access_time 11:42AM 07 March 2008

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