Search Results for 'Environmental protection'
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The Big Beach clean — Furbo operation removes 20 bags of marine waste
Marine litter is a blight on our coastlines. What we find on our beaches is not the full extent of the marine litter though. It is estimated that 70% of marine litter is on the seabed, 15% is floating in the water column and 15% is what we find on our shores.
EPA water pollution ruling impacting rural planning permissions
Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy has said the EPA rules on water pollution were having a negative impact on planning permissions resulting in wide scale rural depopulation.
Sky Lanterns to be released for Earth Hour
Earth Hour which is organised by WWF takes place this Saturday and Kilkenny is taking part with the help of the local authority.
Galway to go for a blackout next week?
Could Galway be in for a blackout next week? The Minister for the Environment John Gormley certainly hopes so as he is calling on Galwegians to take part in Earth Hour 2010.
