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Blue Flag award record for Northern Ireland's beaches

Northern Ireland’s beaches and resorts have won the most Blue Flags ever.

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Friendly bacteria at work in Northern Ireland’s charred forests

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Trails of devastation left by fires in some of Northern Ireland’s protected environmental areas and commercial forests are slowly being brought back to life by bacteria.
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25,000 join Belfast Telegraph's campaign to clean up litter blackspots

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

The Belfast Telegraph's Big Spring Clean has been a roaring success!
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Seeping methane could impact on climate change

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Methane gas trapped for millennia under the Artic surface has begun to bubble up into the atmosphere, acccording to scientists.
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Visit of Olympic torch relay sparks beauty spot clean-up

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Villagers have carried out a clean sweep of Glenariff in preparation for the Olympic torch passing through.
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Walk of the Week: Botanic Gardens

Monday, 21 May 2012

This route explores an historic city park with many interesting features, buildings and botanical collections.
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Spring weather baffles butterflies

Friday, 18 May 2012

The spring weather has baffled Britain's butterflies, with some emerging unusually early due to the warm March and others hit by the April deluge, conservationists said.

Over-consumption 'threatens planet'

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Wildlife populations around the world have declined by 30% in the past four decades in the face of record over-consumption of natural resources, a report has warned.

Walk of the Week: Rathlin Island

Monday, 14 May 2012

Enjoy spectacular views and a wealth of wildlife as you explore the route to the West Lighthouse on Northern Ireland’s only inhabited offshore island.
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Waste milk is equal to gas emissions from 20,000 cars

Monday, 14 May 2012

Waste milk creates a carbon footprint equivalent to thousands of car exhausts, according to a study that highlights the environmental costs of inefficient farming and the aggressive marketing of supermarket food.
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Northern Ireland's crumbling heritage

Friday, 11 May 2012

A report on Northern Ireland’s precious built heritage which was due to take 11 years is actually likely to take around three decades to complete, it has emerged.
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Revamp is on the cards for derelict buildings in Derry

Friday, 11 May 2012

Derelict buildings in Londonderry could be next in line for a major spruce-up.
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Shock ads have major impact as death on our roads reaches an all-time low

Friday, 11 May 2012

Hard-hitting DoE road safety campaigns have been credited with reducing road deaths in Northern Ireland to their lowest level since records began in 1931.
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Volunteers hit the town and over an hour later 120 bags of litter are off their streets

Friday, 11 May 2012

A mountain of litter reared its ugly head in Comber’s town square after the latest Big Spring Clean — and was promptly cleared away by staff from Ards Borough Council.
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Stormont MLAs urged to tackle climate change

Thursday, 10 May 2012

MLAs have been urged to set targets to tackle climate change.
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Banbridge council’s ‘trail-blazing’ recycling drive is hailed

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Banbridge District Council has picked up an award for its recycling achievements.
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Walk of the Week: Tollymore Forest Park

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

This trail descends Tollymore’s Azalea Walk to the Shimna River and then turns upstream along the attractive tree-lined riverbank past the Hermitage to cross the river at Parnell's Bridge. The 10-metre cascade fall is a spectacular sight.
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Club clocks up miles to lift 1.5 tonnes of rubbish in two hours

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

More than 100 families have collected an incredible 1.5 tonnes of litter after scouring 18 miles of roads round Moneyglass near Toome.
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Graeme's rain water filtration invention could save thousands of lives

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

The lives of thousands of people in developing countries could be saved by a water filtration system designed by a Northern Ireland student that has struck gold at an international competition.
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Report claims wind power benefits

Monday, 7 May 2012

The Government has hit back at critics of onshore wind power, releasing a report which showed the industry created thousands of jobs and generated millions of pounds for the economy.

Look up in the sky for year’s big moon rising

Saturday, 5 May 2012

Astronomers are predicting a huge bright moon as the full moon comes at the time when it is at its closest to the Earth all year.
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