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ON THE ISLAND OF IRELAND
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Why the Precautionary Principle Is Critical: European Environment Agency’s Report on Late Lessons from early warnings
a cumulative, convincing demonstration of the critical need for the precautionary principle
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The Myth of Natural Gas and Other Fossil Fuels: We think we need them but we really don’t, and recent studies dispel the myth
A recent report from the United States shows that New York State can produce all its energy needs from renewable sources without any natural …
PAST 1 Apr 2013REPORTS
Agriculture Dictates Ireland’s Climate Policy: The Government’s Climate Bill and the National Economic & Social Council Report
The Irish government recently published its long-awaited climate bill and at the same time launched a report by the National Economic & Social Council …
PAST 1 Apr 2013COMMENTARY
Aoife O’Grady, “Is the ETS dead? If so, should we be glad?”
In a move that may sound the final death knell for the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS
PAST 1 May 2013iePEDIA
Precautionary Principle
The standard definition, according to the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992), is: “Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack …
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