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50,000 dead starfish found on Irish beach

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:27:00 GMT

Extreme weather conditions have killed tens of thousands of starfish and left them strewn across a sheltered beach.

Despite disarming vow, UDA is still in business

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:37:28 GMT

Up to this point the dissident republican threat and loyalist decommissioning have been linked issues. But not anymore.

Fury at DoE silence over Portrush pollution

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:02:36 GMT

Green groups and politicians have reacted with anger after the Department of Environment refused to divulge details of a major pollution incident that cost a prominent tourist attraction its ‘quality’ status.

The rare birds making a comeback

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:54:18 GMT

Almost 60% of Britain's rarest birds, including once-extinct species such as the bittern, avocet and osprey, have seen their numbers increase over the past decade, a coalition of conservation groups said yesterday.

No charge for plastic bags, but we must use less

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:53:08 GMT

Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced he has no plans at present to charge shoppers for plastic bags.

Climate change could herald the £18 pint of beer

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:43:14 GMT

Soaring food prices could leave UK consumers forking out almost £6.50 for a loaf of bread and more than £18 for a pint of beer by 2030 unless urgent action is taken to avert dangerous climate change, environmentalists claimed today.

Northern Ireland wildlife strategy isn’t working

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:01:26 GMT

Northern Ireland is on course to fail its own targets for wildlife protection in 2016, according to a group of wildlife experts appointed by the Government.

Massive storm drain that may solve Belfast’s floods Pipe dream

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:02:42 GMT

It lies 40 metres beneath Belfast’s streets, is capable of holding 85,000 cubic metres of waste water and Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson has already gone for a spin in it.

Scientists: send dead squirrels in the post

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:28:45 GMT

It would be one of the stranger packages to be handled by postal officers — a dead squirrel, thoroughly sealed inside absorbent paper towels, at least two plastic bags, a rigid box and a Jiffy bag as per Post Office rules.

Caroline McElhill’s 999 plea

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:17:59 GMT

Operator: Which service?

Caroline: Help me

Meet the pets: a hive full of honey bees

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:58:20 GMT

Instead of a cat or dog, this east Belfast family is caring for a whole swarm of bees in its back garden.

Cameron vows to ban TV stand-by buttons

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:34:35 GMT

New televisions would be sold without stand-by buttons under Conservative moves to launch a "green consumer revolution" in government.

The millions being swallowed up by holes in our roads

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:00:54 GMT

Almost one third of Northern Ireland’s road maintenance budget last year was spent on patching up potholes instead of improving the condition of the roads.

Hare today, gone tomorrow?

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:00:23 GMT

Brown hares spreading through Northern Ireland’s countryside may have to be culled if the native Irish hare is to survive.

Transatlantic link-up to predict climate change impact

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:01:17 GMT

Joint research on predicting the impacts of climate change is to be carried out by scientists in both parts of Ireland and in the the US it was announced today.

Pink banana seed helps Kew reach target

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:00:33 GMT

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank today celebrates reaching its target to collect and conserve 10% of the world's wild plants, by "banking" its 24,200th species of seed - a pink banana from China.

Birds of a different feather nest together

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:35:36 GMT

Looks like the recession isn’t just hitting humans - our feathered friends are doubling up on scarce accommodation, the RSPB has revealed.

Most Arctic Sea ice 'gone in decade'

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:34:25 GMT

The Arctic Ocean will be an "open sea" almost entirely free from ice within a decade, the latest data released today indicates.

£30m more must be spent on roads: study

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:01:34 GMT

Northern Ireland’s road maintenance budget must rise by over £30m a year to £108m if a safe and efficient road network is to be maintained, a new report has warned.

Environmental efforts good for the soul, says Archbishop

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:07:35 GMT

Recycling the rubbish, scaling back on air travel and other "green" changes to our lives are good for the soul as well as helping save the environment, the Archbishop of Canterbury said.

Environment chief warns of flood risk

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:44:24 GMT

The head of the Environment Agency warned today of the growing flood risk for towns and cities as a result of climate change.

Belfast church on global risk list seriously dilapidated

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:11:53 GMT

Decaying angels loom from lintels. There is an eerie silence about Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church, whose aged pillars and vaults have been colonised by vegetation.

Warning over ice sheet 'tipping points'

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:33:06 GMT

Global warming could cause the huge Greenland ice sheet to melt past "tipping points" from which it could not fully recover - even if carbon dioxide levels were slashed, a report warned today.

UK wasting millions throwing rubbish away says green group

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:22:08 GMT

The UK is wasting hundreds of millions of pounds a year by throwing away rubbish which could be recycled, Friends of the Earth said today.

We love the Toome bypass

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:00:28 GMT

A road project in Co Antrim is bypassing the competition in an online poll to find Northern Ireland’s best loved construction project.