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Environment
50,000 dead starfish found on Irish beach
Extreme weather conditions have killed tens of thousands of starfish and left
them strewn across a sheltered beach.
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Despite disarming vow, UDA is still in business
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Up to this point the dissident republican threat and loyalist decommissioning
have been linked issues. But not anymore.
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Fury at DoE silence over Portrush pollution
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Green groups and politicians have reacted with anger after the Department of
Environment refused to divulge details of a major pollution incident that
cost a prominent tourist attraction its ‘quality’ status.
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The rare birds making a comeback
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Almost 60% of Britain's rarest birds, including once-extinct species such as
the bittern, avocet and osprey, have seen their numbers increase over the
past decade, a coalition of conservation groups said yesterday.
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No charge for plastic bags, but we must use less
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced he has no plans at present to
charge shoppers for plastic bags.
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Climate change could herald the £18 pint of beer
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Soaring food prices could leave UK consumers forking out almost £6.50 for a
loaf of bread and more than £18 for a pint of beer by 2030 unless urgent
action is taken to avert dangerous climate change, environmentalists claimed
today.
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Northern Ireland wildlife strategy isn’t working
Monday, 26 October 2009
Northern Ireland is on course to fail its own targets for wildlife protection
in 2016, according to a group of wildlife experts appointed by the
Government.
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Massive storm drain that may solve Belfast’s floods Pipe dream
Saturday, 24 October 2009
It lies 40 metres beneath Belfast’s streets, is capable of holding 85,000
cubic metres of waste water and Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson has already gone
for a spin in it.
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Scientists: send dead squirrels in the post
Thursday, 22 October 2009
It would be one of the stranger packages to be handled by postal officers — a
dead squirrel, thoroughly sealed inside absorbent paper towels, at least two
plastic bags, a rigid box and a Jiffy bag as per Post Office rules.
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Meet the pets: a hive full of honey bees
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Instead of a cat or dog, this east Belfast family is caring for a whole swarm
of bees in its back garden.
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Cameron vows to ban TV stand-by buttons
Saturday, 17 October 2009
New televisions would be sold without stand-by buttons under Conservative
moves to launch a "green consumer revolution" in government.
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The millions being swallowed up by holes in our roads
Saturday, 17 October 2009
Almost one third of Northern Ireland’s road maintenance budget last year was
spent on patching up potholes instead of improving the condition of the
roads.
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Hare today, gone tomorrow?
Saturday, 17 October 2009
Brown hares spreading through Northern Ireland’s countryside may have to be
culled if the native Irish hare is to survive.
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Transatlantic link-up to predict climate change impact
Friday, 16 October 2009
Joint research on predicting the impacts of climate change is to be carried
out by scientists in both parts of Ireland and in the the US it was
announced today.
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Pink banana seed helps Kew reach target
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank today celebrates reaching its target to collect and
conserve 10% of the world's wild plants, by "banking" its 24,200th
species of seed - a pink banana from China.
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Birds of a different feather nest together
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Looks like the recession isn’t just hitting humans - our feathered friends
are doubling up on scarce accommodation, the RSPB has revealed.
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Most Arctic Sea ice 'gone in decade'
Thursday, 15 October 2009
The Arctic Ocean will be an "open sea" almost entirely free from ice
within a decade, the latest data released today indicates.
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£30m more must be spent on roads: study
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Northern Ireland’s road maintenance budget must rise by over £30m a year to
£108m if a safe and efficient road network is to be maintained, a new report
has warned.
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Environmental efforts good for the soul, says Archbishop
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Recycling the rubbish, scaling back on air travel and other "green"
changes to our lives are good for the soul as well as helping save the
environment, the Archbishop of Canterbury said.
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Environment chief warns of flood risk
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
The head of the Environment Agency warned today of the growing flood risk for
towns and cities as a result of climate change.
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Belfast church on global risk list seriously dilapidated
Thursday, 8 October 2009
Decaying angels loom from lintels. There is an eerie silence about Carlisle
Memorial Methodist Church, whose aged pillars and vaults have been colonised
by vegetation.
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