AS protesters belonging to the Just Stop Oil group make headlines with silly stunts such as throwing soup at a Van Gogh painting, the question of how to appropriately protest the evisceration of the planet has reared its head once more. WWN has conducted the largest ever public survey aimed at gauging the general public’s… Read more »
GERMANY may have solved that whole ‘we’re buying all of our fossil fuels from a maniacal despot’ problem this week, following an ‘energy security’ deal with the honest and upfront United Arab Emirates, WWN can confirm. The move should ease fears that the country, and by extent the whole of Europe, had become too reliant… Read more »
AMONG the tips the Department of Environment are issuing to the public as part of plans to shore up Ireland’s energy security this winter include advice to simply stop existing during peak hours for energy consumption. “Around 4pm to 7pm is when the energy grid is in most demand, so we’re asking people if they… Read more »
A NEW study has provided the starkest warnings yet about the accelerated damage climate change could do, with the melting of Greenland ice caps seeing a 10-inch rise in sea levels even if carbon emissions are reduced. In the case of carbon emissions continuing at current rates a multi-metre sea-level rise appears likely but anyway… Read more »
AHEAD of a winter which could see rolling blackouts and further increases in the prices of household energy bills, families across Ireland have been urged to think of how all this affects their local data centre. “Of course they’ll have vast back up generators, but think of the worry you’ll cause the site managers –… Read more »
AN BORD Pleanála has granted permission for the first of 9 data centres which will be constructed onto the side of the Cliffs of Moher which will benefit from the cliff’s cold temperatures and damp atmosphere to help keep vital data for multi-national companies cool, WWN has learned. “You won’t even notice them, and the… Read more »
WARNINGS from experts that Ireland is ill-prepared for a potential energy shortage in winter is being taken very seriously by the government who are poised to sanction swift action, WWN can reveal. “We take all expert views seriously and my department is intent on assessing such scenarios for winter 2022, a paper will be prepared… Read more »
PEOPLE who think that wind farms are the solution to our energy needs haven’t considered their potentially lethal side effects, according to a new report released by some of the world’s gas and oil giants. During a press conference we attended, we heard that anyone arguing for renewable energy sources should consider the following: 1)… Read more »
THE TRACKING of high net worth celebrities with private jets revealed Taylor Swift’s private jet took 170 flights in the first half of the year generating over 8,000 tonnes of carbon emissions. WWN, in conjunction with Swift’s PR team, poses the question; could emissions largely be the fault of 1% of the global population who… Read more »
A SIGNIFICANT spotlight is being is being shone on the agricultural sector as Ireland aims to achieve a reduction in its carbon emissions, 37.5% of which is generated by the industry. This puts the average rural TD in a tough spot. For any of these TDs struggling with how to best bury their head in… Read more »