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Imagine Energy competition now open for entries!

Posted by Francoise Hickey

Our Colleagues in the City of Dublin Energy Management Agency (CODEMA)  & Dublin City Council are holding a competition as part of the ACE project. Calling all designers, planners, ICT professionals, creative thinkers and visual communicators – the Imagine Energy competition is now open for entries!  This is an open ideas competition to develop and install

Energy Regulator in Hot Water

Posted by Francoise Hickey

The role of the Energy Regulator is under question after ESB announced that it made €230 million profit from the first half of 2012.  Recently the Energy Regulator allowed them to raise their electricity prices in order to keep the company afloat.  The level of profit generated leaves a lot for people to think about.  Could this

We’re Recruiting!

Posted by Francoise Hickey

Thats right everyone.  We’re recruiting you, to take part in the next round for the Energy Neighbourhoods project starting December 1st.  Form a ‘Neighbourhood’ with your friends, neighbours, colleagues or members of your local community groups and compete against other neighbourhoods to reduce your energy usage to win prizes. Click http://www.energyneighbourhoods.eu to find out more about Energy Neighbourhoods and the prizes you can

80% of Irish newsprint is recycled

Posted by Francoise Hickey

2011 has been another great year for newsprint recycling with the annual national newsprint recycling survey (audited by RPS) showing an all-time high recycling rate of 80.22%.   This is a great achievement that had huge commitment from the publishers, distributors and retailers.  Such an accomplishment could not have happened with the all important behavioral change from the most important group