For various fuel categories, petrol, diesel, or electric, public transport vehicles are more environment-friendly alternatives compared to personal vehicles. If we consider a bus and a personal car, we will notice that per capita CO2 emission is much higher in the latter’s case. A BEIS (UK) report from 2019 shows that an average local bus emits 82g of CO2 whereas a petrol-driven car emits 180g per kilometer. Now if we add the number of people that the bus carries in contrast with that of multiple cars, the difference becomes astronomical…
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Join the Fight Against Climate Change by Using Public Transport
For various fuel categories, petrol, diesel, or electric, public transport vehicles are more environment-friendly alternatives compared to personal vehicles. If we consider a bus and a personal car, we will notice that per capita CO2 emission is much higher in the latter’s case. A BEIS (UK) report from 2019 shows that an average local bus emits 82g of CO2 whereas a petrol-driven car emits 180g per kilometer. Now if we add the number of people that the bus carries in contrast with that of multiple cars, the difference becomes astronomical…
Orcas, Human, All Too Human
These bulky carnivorous mammals are the largest of the dolphins and can live between 50 – 80 years in the wild and are known to feast upon fish, seal, shark, squid, sea lion, penguin, and true to its namesake, other types of whales.
Impact of Disposable Plastic on Environment & Society
A brief look at disposable plastics, often called Single-Use Plastics, from their manufacture, uses, and environmental impact.
Alternatives to Oil: Overview
As we know, oil has an extremely harmful effect on the environment. Oil is an extremely destructive source of energy and in 2010, it was responsible for 36% of CO2 emissions. There are many alternatives to using oil as a source of energy, such as solar power, nuclear power, wind, water, and geothermal energy…
Glasnevin: Ireland’s National Cemetery
by Niamh Duffy 13/10/2021 Glasnevin Cemetery, located in the heart of County Dublin, has long been known as Ireland’s ‘National Cemetery’. The result of a campaign by Daniel O’Connell (‘The Liberator’), it was opened in 1832 in response to the restrictions imposed by the Penal Laws. Introduced in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries – butContinue reading “Glasnevin: Ireland’s National Cemetery”
Ogham: Ireland’s Written Past
Ogham – otherwise known as one of the earliest forms of written Irish – dates as far back as the fourth century, though some scholars believe it to be even older. Most examples of Ogham that have survived until the present day can be found inscribed into large standing stones (or ‘monoliths’), but it was also written down in manuscripts, particularly after the 6 the century AD…
Menstrual Products: Plastic and Shame
Period products are the fifth most common single-used plastic items found on European beaches, present in greater number than both plastic bags and straws. This in not a big surprise because fifty percent of the population uses period products. Since roughly the 1950s tampons and menstrual pads have contained fewer and lesser amounts of plastic, and often only for the sake of design purposes…
Video Review: The Turning Point
The Turning Point is a three-and-a-half-minute short story written, directed and animated by content creator Steve Cutts. The movie was released on YouTube on the first of January 2020. The music was provided by Wantaways. The movie explores the destruction of the environment, climate change and species extinction from different perspectives in todays society.
Cliffs of Moher
by Nadia Ten Hoeve & Sophie Jäger 31/08/2021 The Cliffs of Moher are a protected natural site on the west coast of Ireland. With a total length of 14 kilometres and a maximum height of 214m. As I had the opportunity to visit the cliffs and experience the cliffs myself, I not only learned moreContinue reading “Cliffs of Moher”
Forest Friends Ireland 