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Tackling Plastic Poulltion

By admin 13 September 2018

More than 8 millions tons of plastic are dumped in our oceans every year. 4Ocean is a global movement actively challenging this issue by removing waste from our oceans; pulling 1,133,108 pounds of toxic marine waste to-date. This movement began with two surfers visiting Bali, Indonesian, and their devastation by the amount of plastic in […]

Cork’s Pedals are in Motion for European Mobility Week

By admin 12 September 2018

European Mobility Week (EMW) is running this year from 16th to 22nd September. This campaign raises awareness on sustainable urban mobility and is the largest of its kind in Europe. The objective of the campaign is to achieve behavioural change towards cleaner, more intelligent transport choices. The week-long event provides opportunity to present sustainable mobility […]

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Urban Wind Harvesting Now Feasible

By admin 11 September 2018

Amidst chaotic, unruly urban winds, the opportunity to harvest urban wind energy may now be possible. An omnidirectional wind turbine designed to work in the middle of high-density, urban environments is the winner of the UK’s James Dyson Award winner for 2018. The current prototype of O-Wind Turbine is 25 centimetres in diameter, with vents […]

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Sustainable Deliveries with Dublin City Council

By admin 10 September 2018

Dublin City Council has drafted new bylaws extending an environmental scheme known as the ‘Last Mile Delivery’ plan. The scheme has been previously tested last year with UPS delivery company in collaboration with Dublin City Council. In decreasing the use of around 200 vans deliveries throughout the city, the scheme’s success hopes to ease traffic […]

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Country’s Largest Coastline County has an International Visit

By Jack Mullen 6 September 2018

Disregard of our oceans and seas is a pressing issue for our national and local governments in today’s society. Delegates from Norway, England, Scotland and Greenland gathered at Cork County Hall this week with industry experts to discuss the detriment of marine plastics to our waters. The seminar held was the culmination of three years […]

Tackling Plastic Poulltion

Cork’s Pedals are in Motion for European Mobility Week

Urban Wind Harvesting Now Feasible

Sustainable Deliveries with Dublin City Council

Country’s Largest Coastline County has an International Visit

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