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Wheat
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Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal
Wheat -
Local Flora and Fauna
The local habitat will begin to change gradually due to slight seasonal growing shifts and the overall change in temperature
Courtesy of the Irish Wildlife Trust
Local Flora and Fauna -
Monaghan Courthouse (2003)
The courthouse was built c. 1830 and incorporates the use of stone from the local mountain quarry at Eshnaglogh in Co.Monaghan.
© Monaghan County Library
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The Steam Turbine
This invention was the brainchild of Charles Parsons of Birr Castle,Co.Offaly. The steam engine revolutionised the world of marine transport and naval warfare and made electricity supplies cheap and plentiful.
Courtesy of Alfred John West (1857-1937)
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Recycling
Recycling on a individual/household basis contributes vastly to keeping our enviroment a greener cleaner place
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Soil Preparation
Proper soil preparation provides the basis for good seed germination and the subsequesnt growth of crops.
Coutesy of the Irish Farmers Journal
Soil Preparation -
Forest
Ireland was once a country rich in forests but over the centuries they were cleared to make way for a growing population and expanding infrastructure.
Courtesy of the Irish Wildlife Trust
Forest -
Which path to chose?
Sustainability or High consumption?
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Poolbeg Power Station
The current power station is currently owned by ESB and sits beside the now-decommissioned Pidgeon House generating station where electricity was first generated in 1903.
Copyright the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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The Big Thaw
There are many concerns about the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet and the Antartic Ice Sheet. As global temperatures increase, so too does the rate that these ice sheets are melting. Sea levels have risen by about 2.8mm per year over the past decade, and recent studies indicate that water flow from these ice sheets contribute to about 0.5mm of this rise. Studies also indicate that the Antartic Ice Sheet may be losing mass, as water losses along the coastal areas of the ice sheet have begun to exceed the accumulated snowfall at the centre, where mass would usually be gained.
Courtesy of Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
The Big Thaw -
Transport by Train
This method of public transport was faster and more efficient than anything that had been seen before.
Courtesy of Lensman
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Lake
Lake
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Lake -
Lough Derg in the Shannon River Basin District
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Traffic on O'Connell Street, Dublin
Taking the bus instead of driving is one way of doing your bit to help the environment.The traffic in city centres would be allieviated if more people decided to leave their cars at home.
Courtesy of Niamh McNamara
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Green Planet
Green Planet
Courtesy of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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Green Planet -
County Laois
This map of Laois was drawn back in the 1500s to dilineate territories but is a great example in how densely populated by trees and forestation parts of Ireland were back then.
County Laois -
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Teamwork
Working together to save the Earth
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Ruminant Animals
These animals digest plant-based food by initially softening it within the animal's first stomach, known as the rumen, then regurgitating the semi-digested mass, now known as cud, and chewing it again.
Ruminant Animals -
Energy efficiency at home will cut your bills and your carbon footprint
Matthew Ronan Collection, Wexford County Libraries Local Studies
Energy efficiency at home will cut your bills and your carbon footprint -
Small Elephant Hawkmoth
Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered pests in agriculture. Many moth species are better known in their caterpillar stages because of the damage they cause to fruits and other agricultural produce.
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Dry Cracked Earth
This type of cracking in the Earth's surface can be caused by erosion through natural weathering and extreme temperatures caused by global warming
Courtesy of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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Forests as Carbon Sinks
Forests are natural carbon stores, and are known as carbon dioxide sinks when they are increasing in density or area. Sustainable forest management increases forest carbon stocks.
Courtesy of the EPA
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Average Temperatures from 1961-1990
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© Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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Stormy Seas
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Stormy Seas -
The Green Scheme
The Cycle to Work incentive means the employee will not be liable for BIK taxation
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The Green Scheme -
ABC Bread
The Alternative Bread Company stall sells a wide variety of breads from traditional wholemeal to breads flavoured with tomatoes and Parmesan cheese.All varieties of bread were affected by the 2003 European heatwave when the price of bread in Ireland went up 15%
© Cork City Libraries
ABC Bread -
Extensive Flooding In Co.Clare
This scene from County Clare will not be an uncommon sight anymore due to the rise in sea levels, extreme weather conditions and increased winter rainfall.
Courtesy of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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The future Irish climate
Predicted temperature changes in Ireland, information from Met Eireann. Graph EPA
Met Eireann
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The future Irish climate