Environment
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Potential golden era for agri-food
Owen Brennan, Chairman of agri-technology firm Devenish Nutrition, has highlighted the economic importance of the agriculture and food sectors. Devenish…
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Dairy will ‘go for growth’
Dairy UK’s Northern Ireland Director, Mike Johnston, summarised the prospects for this sector at the agri-food seminar. Speaking at the…
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Solving climate change
Dieter Helm contends that climate change can be solved but current policy is failing. His alternative: real carbon pricing, a…
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Bovine TB: a problem that won’t go away
Richard Halleron explains the origins of the problem and the differing approaches in Northern Ireland and England. The link between…
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Farming and water quality
Nitrates and phosphates have caused considerable pollution but farmers are helping to control it, Richard Halleron writes. Agriculture is playing…
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Community focus for Mark H Durkan
The environment is very much a new brief for Mark H Durkan, who has traditionally focused on constituency issues such…
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High ambitions in Recycling Bill
The DoE wants to increase recycling from 38 per cent to 60 per cent in seven years. Plans to reach…
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Translink drives forward environmental performance
Eco driving, water efficiency and greener infrastructure are all part of Translink’s sustainability commitment. Investment in passenger transport is building…
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Assembly divides over planning changes
Last minute amendments to Alex Attwood’s Planning Bill, from the DUP and Sinn Féin, led to intense opposition from the…
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Bryson: 20 years at the heart of Recycling
Northern Ireland’s largest social enterprise has been delivering for the environment for 2 decades. With humble beginnings 20 years ago,…
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