| Welcome to our February issue! We're glad to be back with another round of news on climate change and the environment in Ireland, which we hope you will find interesting. Please scroll down for more. Department leading by example with Green Building  The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's new headquarters office is a true example of a twenty-first century building employing sustainable and eco-friendly technologies throughout from the materials used to the 'intelligent' light system installed. More..  
Eco Eye - Episode 5  Tuesday, February 8th, RTÉ1, 7pm In the latest episode, Sustainable Communities, Duncan visits a secret garden - a fascinating inner city clean-up project and community garden. He helps some primary school children become Eco-Detectives and also looks at the impacts of peat harvesting on our boglands. Meanwhile Tania visits the Sunny South East to explore what is on offer for those looking for environmentally conscientious holidays in Counties Waterford and Wexford. More.. Get Educated in Sustainable Development  ECO UNESCO are currently running a number of Educational Programmes for Sustainable Development. From Environmental Workshops, to obtaining training in youth education, to valuable FETAC level 5 accreditation; the experienced staff of ECO UNESCO offer a great deal for students and teachers alike. Recent graduates of ECO-UNESCO's FETAC training courses will be honored at an awarding ceremony on Tuesday the 8th of February in the Greenhouse. These awards celebrate participants up skilling for the green economy. More.. Ireland in a single EU Energy Market? Great news for Irish consumers and Irish business, with perhaps implications for the blossoming green economy and future CO2 emissions.. Ireland is to receive European Union funds to develop an energy infrastructure which will link the country to gas and electricity supplies from other EU countries. A single EU energy market would link Ireland into electricity grids from other parts of Europe thereby allowing Irish consumers to buy electricity and gas from companies outside Ireland. The move would significantly reduce the cost of importing fossil fuels. More at the Irish Examiner..  | 
