Tag Archives: Irish Water
Too much and not enough – water woes worsen
Almost uniquely in the western world, Ireland doesn’t charge for domestic water, preferring instead to lump the multi-billion euro cost of water treatment onto the general taxpayer. As our climate warms quickly, even Ireland’s famously wet climate is changing, with … Continue reading
Posted in Extreme weather, Global Warming, Irish Focus
Tagged drought, Irish Water, Liffey, Uisce Eireann
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Microbeads – tiny pollutants with a fearsome impact
Below, my article, as it appears in the Sept/October 2015 edition of Village magazine: THERE ARE some products, notably tobacco, that are only tolerated by dint of having been around for a very long time. These days, no one in … Continue reading
Posted in Global Warming, Irish Focus, Sustainability
Tagged Irish Water, microbeads, PCB, water pollution
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