Irish Water. Free ?
Been harping on about this for a while now. This is that water butt post. The Irish Times say water charges will raise €1 billion. Aparently, there have been campaigns over this…. [?] Some ask if water charges are the cure for water shortages. Estimates say it could cost householders around €400 per annum. Daylight [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 0 comments }Rediscover Fashion
With an estimated 93% of all textile waste in Ireland sent to landfill, rediscover fashion is a spin off – now fashion label – from Rediscover Centre Ballymun. Set up in 2007 its aim is to demonstrate the potential for textiles recycling, reuse and recovery in Ireland and also to highlight the environmental, social and [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { 4 comments }Water Conservation
Today I discovered some of plant collection had been, put simply, close on fried. It’s rare for me to complain about the weather…. but here’s my situation. For gardens that are new, or newly planted [Hi Julie and Terry ],for best results and knowing that the hose must be used…. try water at night time. [...]
{ all posts, garden advice } { One comment }The Guardian Newspaper – The New Carbon Hypocrites…?
Today I got a message noting the guardians coverage of a nice story World’s coral reefs could disintegrate by 2100 Researchers at Carnegie Institution say corals are being overwhelmed by rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere This is the original post for The Guardian by Ian Sample, science correspondent, in San Diego…. It even has [...]
{ all posts, grow your own } { 0 comments }St Valentines Shouldn’t Cost The Earth …?
I got a ghetto blaster for Valentines day……. Look! It’s even got a twin deck record cassette system…. I reeeeaaaally L-O-V-E that gurl…. For me, when I got to about the age of 22, the big splash had been made. I bought her a VHS player…. ja uber romantische! but that was pre jewelery days [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 3 comments }Scientists measure tree cleansing powers in city carbon emission tests
Instruments capable of measuring the ability of surrounding trees and vegetation to consume carbon dioxide emissions have been located at sites across Dublin as part of a joint research initiative led by scientists from NUI Maynooth and University College Dublin. The idea is to understand how different types of urban landscapes cope with carbon dioxide [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 0 comments }For The Birds…
This has been a really unusual week from a bird point of view first I like to start with this [part of a qoute] from Neighbours.ie. I had written something myself on birds in our gardens a few days ago but I had neglected to mention the wider bird populus It is reported that up [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 3 comments }The Irish [green] Budget 2010
You may read this and suggest that I’ve skipped so many facts and figures to suit… but, I should stick to the programme that is all things green and Peter. Also one should note that this isn’t an economics weblog [as much as I love the subject] and also that a much greater insight into [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 2 comments }Top 20 Green Influencers to follow on Twitter
Niall and Lauren did something similar over on Simply Zesty But whilst this list refers to those only green – it is here I must side step slightly…. For it seems in Ireland, in the horticultural department at least…. we really do not get the online gig. And if ‘we’ do… it’s not done terribly [...]
{ all posts, techie } { 13 comments }Trim 2025 – the carbon [r]evolution begins
Before you read this – read Trim 2025 to go carbon neutral In what may have seemed, to some, like an almost niaive scenario to percieve… it now seems that young Martin Tighe literally has started what is now the most enviable vision ever to evolve worldwide and this one from a town in Ireland [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { 4 comments }Trim, Co. Meath To Go Carbon Neutral….?
I got a note on Monday from a good mate Darragh Doyle. He’d suggested that another [nice] guy [and genius photographer] Danny O Brien talk to me. He put me in touch with Martin Tighe who then put me in touch with another photo genius Enda Casey. So why am I noting all of these people… [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { 4 comments }recycle more week…
yes folks today marks the start of repak recycle week 2009 & there is lots of stuff going on around the country to mark it including some work by myself. The guys at repak are moving with the times I’m glad to say and not only are repak recycling on twitter, they also have a [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 0 comments }“green house effect” launches recycling awareness campaign
Official Press Release Repak Recycling Week launched with Dunnes Stores “Green House Effect” Installation. • Week theme is “Recycle More and Recycle Better”. • Repak target 18,000 tonnes of used packaging or 1.6 million green bin collections over the month of October. • New Recyclemore.ie Website launched. • 8th Annual Repak Recycling Awards take place [...]
{ all posts, media } { One comment }get rid of your bin – book review
I bought this book about 4 weeks ago. It is great value for money and cost me just €8.99. Being really honest it is one of the greatest little books I have ever purchased. I have carried it with me everywhere since I bought it. The reason why is quite simple as almost all books [...]
{ all posts, recommended reading } { 0 comments }national organic awards & week
with all this talk of the FSA reports, Richard Corrigan talking about putting peoples heads in deep fat fryers – funny thing is its all just a big mix up still, nice while the press and pr train rolled once again That said Richard also dislikes Bord Bia who once again will run national organic [...]
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