CO2 Emissions – Reinventing the Wheel… or at least its usage! By Patrick James
It’s a simple fact, that events which revolutionise motoring don’t come along every day but the issue of vehicular carbon emissions has changed how people view cars and motoring.
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Check out the ECO UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards in Dublin on the 13th May. Free entry for students & well done to all involved.
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CO2.ie met with Edenbee.com today and they are a new Irish web site. They have created a great social network for those interested in their carbon footprint & how to take practical steps to reduce it.
You can for edenbee register here >>
See what you think and you can comment here via this blog post.
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Moms have always been the most “eco” people on the planet. Now, they’re forming networks to help support each other’s efforts to “go green” in ways that are actually bring more women into the environmental movement.
A recent story in the New York Times focused on the work the EcoMom Alliance is doing to build a membership base of mothers who are looking, not for the answers to “why” as much as the answers to “how”?
Through their workshops, house parties and web outreach, they’ve helped educate 9,000 moms about ways they can reduce the size of their environmental footprint and help protect themselves and their kids from environmental threats. Read more >>
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Thanks to Barry from www.currency.ie for the following contribution - yor comments are welcomed of course !
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>>> All new cars sold in will have Vehicle registration Tax (VRT) included in the price. All cars imported into are also subject to VRT which will have to be paid to the Irish Revenue Commissioners.
Although you will have to pay vehicle registration tax (VRT) on a car import, the real saving is made when importing a second hand model as you will be paying VRT on the OMSP (Open Market Selling Price) which will be greatly reduced. The OMSP is the price the vehicle is currently worth in at the time of import. The following is a guide for anyone interested in importing a car from the into . By following this guide you will make sure that:
Thinking about new transport options this year as a result of the new VRT rates linked to CO2 emissions ?
Green Machines, Ireland’s leading supplier of zero emission electric vehicles since 2001, have launched the Mega City Electric Car. Expertly designed the vehicle provides a practical and aesthetically pleasing answer to emission free journeys in urban centres.
See what you think of GreenMachines.ie
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Found an interesting Green blog sent on by a friend & Blogger Darragh Doyle. It is called The Written One and worth a look as had this great little video on it too.
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