Greens 4 Growth!

Vote green...!

2009-06-03T00:58:00.002+01:00

Some big celebrity hitters come out to speak sense to the Irish public and support and praise the work the Green Party is doing and the goals they are trying to achieve....

CEO of Vestas Wind Systems on Forbes.com

2009-02-22T23:01:00.000Z

Green Videos

2009-02-21T12:42:00.006Z

Check out eight videos made for the Green Party's video viral competition. I have only watched four so far. Real high production values. There's a funny comedy sketch with Michelle Doherty of Channel 6 fame. Great idea, well done whoever came up with it and put it in place.

Shane Ross Congratulates the Greens

2009-02-12T23:49:00.003Z

Some refreshingly positive coverage of the Greens in Government from Senator Shane Ross. Here's one quote:

"Green Party ministers John Gormley and Eamon Ryan are showing more backbone as a small party in government than Labour or the Progressive Democrats ever did. Indeed, more backbone than scores of Fianna Fail backbenchers. And much more than Taoiseach Brian Cowen."

You can read the full article here.

Reducing Restaurants' Carbon Footprint

2009-01-23T19:58:00.003Z

"Vegawatt's refrigerator-sized units are incorporated into a building's existing system in the same way as a solar panel is retrofitted. After filtering a restaurant's used vegetable oil, the unit combusts the refined fuel in a diesel engine, feeding electricity and hot water straight into a restaurant's system. The units won't provide all the power and electricity that a business needs, but can significantly improve its carbon footprint and running costs, as a unit typically provides 10-25% of electricity requirements." - Springwise.com

Read more about the Vegawatt.

Eamon Ryan speaks out on energy

2009-01-12T22:38:00.005Z

The current edition of Business and Finance includes an article by Minsiter for Communications, Energy and Natural
Resources on renewable energy and its potential for job creation.

Dublin Economic Workshop and UCD Conference

2009-01-12T22:27:00.003Z

So there was this conference on Responding to the Crisis, financial and economic that is. According to the Turbulence Ahead blog it sounds like not many ideas were generated, which is a pity. We need another conference to get down to policy analysis, what will work? in the short, medium and long term.

Carbon Tax

2009-01-11T00:30:00.005Z

I won't pretend to fully understand the post on Carbon Taxes and Floor Prices by Richard Tol on The Irish Economy blog but it sounds worthwhile trying to understand it.

NCC / Forfás Report

2009-01-10T22:09:00.001Z

What is the significance of this report for the Green Party?