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  September 03, 2010
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What's Now! > Interesting > Interesting Articles

These are interesting articles and sites that we have come across - If you have any suggestions, please enter them in our feedback area here...


Palm oil greed could leave planet running on empty

Another of John Gibbons masterful, meaningful, a very thought provoking opinion in the Irish Times

You can find John's Website at www.climatechange.ie


Plunder for resources destroying fabric of our planet

More of John Gibbons very thought provoking opinion in the Irish Times

You can find John's Website at www.climatechange.ie


Debunking the myths surrounding sustainability

More John Gibbons in the Irish Times

You can find John's Website at www.climatechange.ie


We ignore the realities of climate change at our peril

More John Gibbons in the Irish Times

You can find John's Website at www.climatechange.ie


Real environmental action will be intrusive and ugly

More John Gibbons in the Irish Times

You can find John's Website at www.climatechange.ie


Wasteful habits the source of global water shortage

More John Gibbons in the Irish Times

You can find John's Website at www.climatechange.ie


As the world burns before our eyes, the Vatican fiddles

Once more John Gibbons writes a very thought provoking opinion in the Irish Times

You can find John's Website at www.climatechange.ie


Urban Sprawl We urge you to look at this clip on YouTube, a fascinating critique of urban sprawl.

Though about North American sprawl, the parallels with Ireland are graphic:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ZeXnmDZMQ 


Smart Taxes Network developing policy for sustainable taxation in Ireland

In September 2008, Feasta, the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability was awarded multi-annual funding from the Irish Department of the Environment for two policy research projects. The Smart Taxes website  documents the development of the Smart Taxes project.

An Taisce is a member of the Smart Taxes Project


Carbon Cycles and Sinks Network

developing policy for land based carbon sequestration in Ireland

In September 2008, Feasta, the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability was awarded multi-annual funding from the Irish Department of the Environment for two policy research projects. The Carbon Cycle and Sinks website documents the development of Carbon Cycles and Sinks project. The purpose of this Carbon Cycles and Sinks project is to develop policies which will enable the Irish land mass to become a carbon sink rather than a source of greenhouse emissions.

An Taisce is a member of the Carbon Cycles and Sinks Project.