Limerick Greens

Dr. Colin Campbell to Speak at Murroe Community Expo

John Dawson — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:22:34 +0000

This year the Murroe Community Expo, to be held March 2-4, 2012, will host a very special guest and keynote lecturer, Dr. Colin Campbell. Dr. Campbell is the founder of ASPO, the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and a foremost authority on the world’s depleting oil and gas supply. Read more.

EGP Newsletters

John Dawson — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:35:06 +0000

Welcome back to the Greens, but cut out the woolly talk

John Dawson — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:17:52 +0000

The contribution of the Green Party has never been more important to our society, writes Eamon Delaney, Sunday Independent

Greens may yet have another 30 years

John Dawson — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:04:46 +0000

Irish Examiner

BASF tries (again) to push ‘Frankenpotatoes’ on Europe

John Dawson — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:14:50 +0000

(NaturalNews) Europeans have made it abundantly clear time and time again that they want nothing to do with genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). But chemical giant BASF refuses to take no for an answer, and is once again pushing for EU approval of a “Frankenpotato” known as Fortuna that, if approved, would represent the EU’s second new legalized GMO in more than a decade. Read more

OECD warns of catastrophic climate change

John Dawson — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:34:59 +0000

UNLESS DECISIVE action is taken by governments, global greenhouse emissions are set to double over the next 40 years, resulting in catastrophic climate change, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warned yesterday. Read more

Upcoming films

John Dawson — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:06:35 +0000

Thursday 22nd September, 8pm, Locke Bar, Escape from Suburbia
Tuesday 8th November, 8pm, Locke Bar, Our Daily Bread

All welcome

The capitalist environmentalist and the price of nature

John Dawson — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:27:54 +0000

The bill for ignoring nature’s services may not be affordable if we don’t start paying now, says ‘total capitalist’ and environmentalist Pavan Sukhdev

‘THE BELIEF that private financial markets can solve all our problems is the witchcraft of our age

Full article – Irish Times / TEEB Website

Conference: Reviving Rural Rail

John Dawson — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:39:19 +0000

Sustainable Tourism > More visitors by train > More income for the local line and for local businesses > Better rail services in future

Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh, Co.Tipperary. Friday 17th – Sunday 19th June 2011.

More information.

CLAIMING OUR FUTURE – ‘Reducing Income Inequality’

John Dawson — Wed, 11 May 2011 09:03:46 +0000

A national discussion, NUI, Galway, on 28th May 2011, Registration 10.00 am. Registration & more information