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Sunday, 13 April 2008 16:00
Passing on expertise
Irish group attends passive house event in Germany
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Eco Housing
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 00:49
Massive ice shelf on verge of break-up
An ice shelf about the size of Connecticut is breaking up and "hanging by a thread" from the Antarctic Peninsula because of global warming, the British Antarctic Survey said on Tuesday.
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Climate Change
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:58
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.
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Climate Change
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:53
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.
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Planning
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:50
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.
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:47
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.
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Renewable Energy
Friday, 14 March 2008 10:02
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 .
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Planning
Friday, 14 March 2008 09:59
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.
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Conservation
Thursday, 13 March 2008 14:01
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.
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Product News
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008 10:29
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.
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Planning
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