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Latest UN report condemns “green capitalism” as solution to climate change

Latest UN report condemns “green capitalism” as solution to climate change

The latest UN IPCC report on climate change, released this week, has reached worrying conclusions about the damage caused by human-induced climate change. The report states “The rise in weather and climate extremes has led to some irreversible impacts as natural and human systems are pushed beyond their ability to

Opposition to the ‘Greening of Gas and Nuclear‘

Opposition to the ‘Greening of Gas and Nuclear‘

Former Councillor Cian Prendiville, the local People Before Profit representative for Limerick, has urged local Green Party TD Brian Leddin to come out against an EU proposal to label gas and nuclear as a green energy. Deputy Leddin is the chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action but

Mining in Clare threatens air, water, biodiversity and livelihoods across the mid-west

Mining in Clare threatens air, water, biodiversity and livelihoods across the mid-west

The Department of the Environment announced its intention to grant a licence to Navan, Co. Meath based Minco Ireland Ltd. to prospect for base metals, baryte, gold and silver ores in Tulla Upper Barony and Bunratty Upper Barony. This announcement was made on December 9th 2021 with the closing date

Limerick is quickly becoming the pollution capital of Ireland

Limerick is quickly becoming the pollution capital of Ireland

The Shannon LNG planning application to build an LNG terminal, gas burning turbine and data-centre risks making Limerick and the Midwest Ireland's pollution capital, according to Limerick People Before Profit. The party has criticised the plans as “expanding climate damaging industries, at a time when the country has declared a