Dec 4, 2008

RAW -- Has the Green washed out of Ireland?

ALTHOUGH IRELAND HAS CHAMPIONED MANY NEW GREEN INITIATIVES SUCH AS
TAXING PLASTIC BAGS, PROMOTING ENERGY SAVING BULBS, CHARGING FOR BIN
COLLECTION PER BIN WHILST NOT CHARGING FOR THE GREEN BIN, BANNING
SMOKING IN THE WORK PLACE; IT IS POTENTIALLY LOSING ITS GREEN MANTLE
TO OTHER CITIES AND COUNTRIES WHO ARE NOW CHAMPIONING CARBON ZERO
CITIES. THESE NEW CITIES INCLUDE MASDAR IN DUBAI (WITH MIT) AND
DONGTAN IN SHANGHAI, CHINA (WITH EPSRC, UCL). IRELAND NEEDS IT OWN
INTERNATIONAL CARBON ZERO INITIATIVE SUCH AS GREENPRINT.

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