]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/ireland Blog Articles Tagged with 'ireland' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150208?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland VRB Power's vanadium flow-battery technology might have held potential as a utility-scale energy storage system, but in the end the Vancouver-based company has failed to execute and is on the road to insolvency. The company released a press release t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150208?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:18:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/150093?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland San Francisco is the first city in the U.S. to have implemented a plastic bag ban, but there are many other cities up and down the west coast and across the nation who have enacted or are discussing similar measures (including Seattle, Los Angeles, P... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/150093?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:26:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/149400?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland The Three Little Pigs have nothing on these digs. Ancient technique and modern groove set these structures apart from the little hillside boxes filling our neighborhoods. There are no cookie-cutter house plans here. Just clean, green, natural buildin... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/149400?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:17:20 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/148486?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Recently New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed that NYC begin charging shoppers 6 cents for each plastic bag issued at the register. The policy is the latest attempt by the city to go green and reduce its environmental footprint, and it comes sev... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/148486?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:30:11 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/147959?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland One of the dangers of snooping around the internet for interesting stories is that we have to hope the reporting is accurate. That's tough, because journalistic standards differ between countries and the press elsewhere often has a different role in... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/147959?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:42:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/147800?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland In our never ending attempt here at Env-Econ to make the jobs of lazy principles of micro teachers easier, here's a story you can use to illustrate: 1) Elasticities, 2) Substitutes, 3) Incidence of taxations, 4) Direct versus indirect externalities a... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/147800?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:24:49 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/146793?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Let America Be America Again by Langston HughesLet America be America again.Let it be the dream it used to be.Let it be the pioneer on the plainSeeking a home where he himself is free.(America never was America to me.)Let America be the dream th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/146793?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:15:14 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/145613?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Washington, D.C.-As capital markets around the world are being rescued by national governments, global unemployment is reaching record levels and the labor market is expanding by tens of millions of workers each year. In the face of the twin challeng... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/145613?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:19:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/145001?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland by Adam Stein A new tide. A coming wave of clean energy. An ocean of opportunity. Forget the sun and wind tidal energy open up an exciting new trove of headline puns for aspiring clean tech writers.The past week has seen an, ahem, boatload of ne... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/145001?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:49:24 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144230?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Finavera Renewables, a Vancouver-based wind and wave power developer, has enough troubles these days. The publicly traded company has shares trading at 5 cents and as an untested newcomer to the developer scene it's considered much riskier than more ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144230?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:06:36 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/143711?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland The UK Carbon Trust has launched the Algae Biofuels Challenge with the mission of commercializing the use of algae biofuel as an alternative to fossil-based oil by 2020. The Algae Biofuels Challenge is a multi-million pound UK R&D initiative that cou... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/143711?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:55:27 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/142504?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland EU-15 greenhouse gas emissions and projections for the Kyoto period 2008 2012. Click to enlarge. Source: EEAThe EU-15 should meet its collective target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 8% for the period 2008 2012, according to a new report ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/142504?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:51:57 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/142344?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland With the recent turmoil in the markets, optimism has been a commodity in short supply and good investment opportunities as scarce as hens teeth; though this may be changing if you believe Warren Buffets buy now' call. In the midst of this, two wat... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/142344?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:57:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/141969?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Cannibals. Fakirs. Equilibrists. Crime and punishment. Rituals. Slaves, cults and customs. Warriors and weapons. Musicians and mendicants. Dance, dress, undress and body modification. Structures, conveyances, beasts, and more breasts than you can ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/141969?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:21:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/139318?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland This week in ClimatePULSE we take a look at some of the most promising clean technology solutions. And now that the enthusiasm regarding corn-ethanol has (rightfully) faded, what better time to do so? While this list is far from exhaustive, it should... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/139318?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:53:43 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/138251?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland I had the opportunity recently to chat with Stephen Brand, the chief technology officer for ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), one of the largest major oil companies in the world. I have a long personal history with the ConocoPhillips organization. One of th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/138251?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:30:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/136639?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland The optimists in the global warming debate are often blamed to pin unrealistic hopes on the bet that American companies will come up with sophisticated technology that they can export abroad. That way, the green sector is tipped to become a vital el... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/136639?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:06:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/136588?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Filed under: EV/Plug-in, UKModec is continuing its quest for world domination having made the jump across the Irish sea. In both Northern Ireland and the Republic proper, the electric truck company has good news to report. First, in the Republic the ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/136588?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:38:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/136502?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Tesco has launched Modec battery-powered zero-emission home delivery vans in its fleet in Northern Ireland.A Tesco Modec delivery van. Click to enlarge.The vans were introduced last year into the Tesco Shrewsbury (UK) fleet as part of a pilot scheme ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/136502?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:43:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/136398?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland The Carbon Disclosure Project, which acts as a secretariat for a collaboration of over 385 institutional investors with over $57 trillion in assets under management, launched its sixth annual report based on the responses from the 500 largest global ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/136398?rsstype=tag&tag=ireland Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:57:00 -0400