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Tuesday May 31st, 2016
Most voters support transition to 100% renewable energy, says Australia Institute
Guardian
31 May 2016Brexit would free UK from ‘spirit-crushing’ green directives, says minister
Guardian
31 May 2016Most voters support transition to 100% renewable energy, says Australia Institute
Guardian
31 May 2016Thursday May 26th, 2016
Boris’s father says EU will protect the environment in Northern Ireland
Belfast Telegraph
26 May 2016Donald Trump wants to build a wall – to save his golf course from global...
Guardian
26 May 2016Unreliable car emissions tests harming fight against air pollution, expert says
Guardian
26 May 2016Monday May 23rd, 2016
Carbon dioxide’s 400ppm milestone shows humans are rewriting the planet’s history
Guardian
23 May 2016Monsanto weedkiller faces recall from Europe’s shops after EU fail to agree deal
Guardian
23 May 2016Thursday May 19th, 2016
Boris’s remarks on ‘buried’ air pollution report leave unanswered questions
Guardian
19 May 2016Last stand for Europe’s remaining ancient forest as loggers prepare to move in
Guardian
19 May 2016‘Break Free’ fossil fuel protests deemed ‘largest ever’ global disobedience
Guardian
19 May 2016Monday May 16th, 2016
Ireland faces fine for failing to hit targets on carbon emissions
Irish Independent
16 May 2016Thursday May 12th, 2016
Communities in Ireland to be enabled to take a stake in new renewable energy projects...
Irish Independent
12 May 2016UN climate science chief: it’s not too late to avoid dangerous temperature rise
Guardian
12 May 201628% of US bees wiped out this winter, suggesting bigger environmental issues
Guardian
12 May 2016Woman sets out to paddleboard length of England to highlight plastic pollution
Guardian
12 May 2016Monday May 9th, 2016
The ‘most expensive object on earth’ – Hinkley Point C nuclear -to be constructed just...
Irish Independent
9 May 2016Northern Ireland scientist who’s protecting Planet Earth from on high
Belfast Telegraph
9 May 2016Dozens arrested as anti-fossil fuel protesters join Australian coal blockade
Guardian
9 May 2016Solar has a bright future in the UK despite Tory efforts to cloud the picture
Guardian
9 May 2016Man arrested for obstruction at Stop the Drill Woodburn forest protest
Belfast Telegraph
9 May 2016Thursday May 5th, 2016
Tory MPs tell Cameron to accept steep cuts needed for UK’s fifth carbon budget
Guardian
5 May 2016Pollution risk from over 1,000 old UK landfill sites due to coastal erosion
Guardian
5 May 2016Global water shortages to deliver ‘severe hit’ to economies, World Bank warns
Guardian
5 May 2016Fracking: environmental groups sue US EPA in call for strict rules on waste
Guardian
5 May 2016Donald Trump’s election would derail Paris climate deal, warns its architect
Guardian
5 May 2016Australia’s Greens want 1.2m households to install renewable energy storage
Guardian
5 May 2016Environmentalist fails in High Court challenge over Killaloe bypass
Irish Independent
5 May 2016Phasing out coal, oil and gas extraction in US would drastically cut emissions
Guardian
5 May 2016Bord na Móna ‘naturally driven’ slogan criticised as cynical by An Taisce
Irish Times
5 May 2016Anti-drilling campaigners warn over ‘short-cut’ risks in Carrickfergus
Belfast Telegraph
5 May 2016Monday May 2nd, 2016
Obama administration warns of ‘climate refugees’ due to rapid Arctic warming
Guardian
2 May 2016