This documentary observes what it says is a small but growing global pro-nuclear movement that advocates argue could help mitigate the climate crisis.
Tag: energy
Posted inCity Desk, Dec 7th, 2022
Dublin City Council’s New Capital Programme Includes Lots of Projects that Sound Familiar
“I am conscious of the fact that delivery under previous Capital Programmes over recent years has been disappointing,” said the council Chief Executive Owen Keegan, in the report.
Posted inCity Desk, Nov 9th, 2022
Why a Docklands Apartment Complex Is Facing a Runaway Gas Bill
Hanin Faqin says she’s showering in the gym, and too scared to turn on her heating in the Custom House Square complex.
Posted inSep 21st, 2022, Unreal Estate
Even as Dubliners Look to Cut Energy Use, Apartments Ban Hanging Laundry to Dry on Balconies
Faced with the alternative of a tumble dryer, Luis Bruno decided to rebel and put a clothes horse out. “Global warming is a reality we can’t escape,” he says.
Posted inAug 17th, 2022, City Desk
To Keep Growing and Get Greener, Dublin’s Set to Get a €1bn Upgrade of Its Electric Grid
Existing cables from the 1970s and 80s will no longer be fit for purpose by 2030, so it will soon be time to start laying new ones under city streets, EirGrid says.
Posted inCity Desk, Jul 27th, 2022
The Council Plans to Cluster Public EV Charging Points in Off-Street Hubs Around the City
As part of a public consultation, it will be asking people to pinpoint a GPS location on a map of where they think a public charging hub should go.
Posted inCity Desk, Jun 22nd, 2022
Target Energy-Poor Neighbourhoods with Schemes to Retrofit Homes, says Dublin’s Energy Agency
A report from Codema combined a map showing home energy ratings with one showing levels of deprivation, to identify 17 energy-poor areas in the city.
Posted inCity Desk, Jun 22nd, 2022
As Energy Prices Soar, Hundreds of Council Tenants with Leaky or Draughty Windows Are Waiting for New Ones
“It might seem a very small issue in the bigger picture. But if you have windows that don’t function, you are more inclined to slip into fuel poverty. ”
Posted inCity Desk, May 25th, 2022
Council Briefs: Setting Up a New District Heating Company, and Repairing a Medieval Church in Finglas
These were among the issues that Dublin city councillors discussed at recent meetings.
Posted inCity Desk, May 18th, 2022
Council Briefs: The Cause of Northside Power Outages, and Plans for Clontarf Flood Defences
These were among the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a meeting of their North Central Area Committee on Monday.