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Environment

    Henrik Spohler
    These photos show how incredibly different modern agriculture is to traditional farming
    26 Apr 2014
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    Irish Wildlife Trust
    Pine martens could be helping the red squirrel make a comeback, but we need "continued research"
    26 Apr 2014
    9.7k
    13
    Climate Change
    Column: Here's where we can make cuts – and savings! – that won’t hurt services, jobs or salaries
    Anna Heussaff
    16 Apr 2014
    309
    8
    River life
    Column: The Dodder is one of Europe's best-preserved city rivers – with huge unexploited potential
    Victoria White
    11 Apr 2014
    2.0k
    34
    Breath of fresh air
    Wind farms to face stricter regulation under proposed legislation
    9 Apr 2014
    5.7k
    103
    Flooding
    Homeowners opposed to flood levy to help others get insurance
    2 Apr 2014
    7.6k
    31
    column
    Column: Will fracking be added to our energy mix? Ireland has questions to answer first
    Alice Whittaker
    29 Mar 2014
    342
    74
    natural world
    Column: Can big data save our planet’s forests?
    Oliver Mylius and Hans Zomer
    21 Mar 2014
    320
    1
    Crime
    One of the first white-tailed eagles bred in Ireland found dead after being shot
    5 Mar 2014
    41.1k
    186
    good as new
    Column: Giving local communities a financial stake could solve our energy problem
    Clare Taylor
    4 Mar 2014
    117
    14
    nuclear winter
    PHOTOS: No masks in stock as Beijing pollution goes off the charts
    26 Feb 2014
    16.1k
    36
    croaked
    Mystery in Kildare after discovery of 250 dead frogs
    25 Feb 2014
    49.9k
    73
    Crunch time
    Top FIVE since records began, WORST in 26 years... the 12 February storm in numbers
    15 Feb 2014
    18.8k
    17
    specious origins
    How did poor old Charles Darwin get dragged into the nation's storm coverage?
    13 Feb 2014
    15.9k
    20
    everest x 10
    Here's why the first ever Irish trek to the North Pole could be the last ever by humans
    9 Feb 2014
    29.4k
    40
    Naming Rights
    Christine, Brigid... and now 'Ruth' --- Why are women getting the blame for all this destruction?
    8 Feb 2014
    16.2k
    37
    Chilling Out
    Depressed Argentinian polar bear, 29, waits to see if he can holiday in Canada
    8 Feb 2014
    14.6k
    11
    Galway
    'Serious health hazard' as entire town's sewage piped into conservation area
    1 Feb 2014
    25.8k
    74
    Nuclear Power
    Sellafield says there is 'no risk to public' because of elevated radiation levels
    31 Jan 2014
    9.6k
    73
    Oh Merde
    Once-in-a-century flood could devastate Paris
    24 Jan 2014
    26.8k
    18
    Mayo
    Column: Ignorance, avoidance, distortion – media coverage of the Corrib gas project has failed
    Harry Browne
    24 Jan 2014
    854
    69
    sky dancers
    Watch: Starlings at it again with dazzling Galway murmuration
    22 Jan 2014
    12.0k
    20
    €250k
    Fear of closure continues at Irish Seed Savers as fundraising slower than expected
    20 Jan 2014
    6.8k
    20
    fuelling the fire
    An Taisce granted leave to appeal peat burning at Edenderry power station
    17 Jan 2014
    9.2k
    30
    Opinion
    Column: Can Ireland become a world leader in renewable energy production?
    Seán O'Leary
    17 Jan 2014
    159
    72
    Opinion
    Column: The people should have a say in planning Ireland's energy grid
    Ossian Smyth
    15 Jan 2014
    180
    53
    Cycling
    Are these bike designs the future of cycling?
    5 Jan 2014
    23.1k
    27
    Opinion
    Column: An uncertain future... human, plant, and animal survival in the Arctic
    R.M.M. Crawford
    4 Jan 2014
    77
    42
    Urban Planning
    This invention is one reason why we love the Danish
    26 Dec 2013
    36.7k
    36
    Opinion
    Column: Earth’s forgotten places – the locations humans have left behind
    Eun Yeom
    26 Dec 2013
    320
    23
    Photography
    National Geographic Travel's photos of the year are stunning
    25 Dec 2013
    17.0k
    9
    Roll Up
    Christmas wrapping paper that lets you grow your own
    22 Dec 2013
    11.6k
    10
    Hinkley Point
    English High Court rejects An Taisce challenge against nuclear plant
    20 Dec 2013
    7.7k
    67
    breathtaking
    Rare weather event at the Grand Canyon creates incredible sights
    2 Dec 2013
    45.4k
    26
    Fracking
    Pros and cons of fracking in Ireland to be examined by two-year research study
    22 Nov 2013
    8.0k
    50
    CO2 EMISSIONS
    An Bord Pleanála showing "a failure in both scientific and legal competence" - An Taisce
    21 Nov 2013
    9.4k
    43
    Opinion
    Column: An oil spill in America provoked outrage, but other victims are more easily ignored
    Colm O'Gorman
    11 Nov 2013
    90
    14
    people's charter
    "Community involvement" key for Ireland's energy plan
    11 Nov 2013
    8.3k
    110
    kyoto target
    'Shut down coal and peat power stations', say Greens
    9 Oct 2013
    6.9k
    109
    Protest
    Greenpeace protesters abseil from stadium roof during Champions League match
    1 Oct 2013
    16.2k
    56
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