http://www.garrethmcdaid.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:31:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="220" caption="An european honey bee. He needs your help."][/caption] Bees are probably are most important insect, to the extent that if they vanished, it is estimated that mankind would probably perish within 3-4 years. The reason for this is simple: as bees jump from plant to plant, they pollinate ... http://www.garrethmcdaid.com/2010/07/30/the-importance-of-bees/ A percolation test hole, which tests the ability of the soil to hold a septic tank. We have over 400k septic tanks in Ireland, compared to just 80k in the whole of Scotland. The 7 members of Fine Gael who recently travelled to Brussels to consult with Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik ... http://www.garrethmcdaid.com/2010/07/24/fgs-trip-to-brussels/ More on the subject of bottled water. When are we going to wake up to the lunacy of transporting water around the country (and indeed the world) by truck. Isn't that what oceans and rivers are for? http://www.garrethmcdaid.com/2010/04/22/the-madness-of-bottled-water/ Press Release The Green Party / Comhaontas Glas – (Sligo/Leitrim/Roscommon Group) Garreth McDaid Tel.: 087 6885867 Email: info@slrgreens.com ____________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release: Feb 24 2009 Local Greens welcome decision on Boleybrack Leitrim Green Party representative, Garreth McDaid, has welcomed the decision of the High Court to prevent Leitrim County Council from carrying out any further works on ... http://www.garrethmcdaid.com/2010/02/25/council-get-it-wrong-over-boleybrack-mountain/ This is a good video that explains how some of the more widely used arguments used to deny Global Warming come to pass, and how they are utterly without foundation. http://www.garrethmcdaid.com/2010/02/15/how-climate-change-myths-come-to-pass/ The recent call made by elected members of Leitrim County Council for Government assistance in dealing with the county's vacant housing situation would be comical if it weren't so serious. Of the 22 elected members of Leitrim County Council, 17 of them have held their seats for over 10 years, and ... http://www.garrethmcdaid.com/2010/02/01/leitrim-councillors-help-needed/