Join Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLRCC) and hundreds of millions of other people and organisations across 4,000 cities in 88 countries worldwide in signing up for Earth Hour 2010 in an effort to reduce the impact of global warming.

Cork-based Alternative Maintenance Services Ltd. was set-up to satisfy a growing demand for an alternative, environmentally friendly and low cost cleaning solution in many industries.

The University of Ulster, with help from an Irish rock star, is giving students the chance to design the home of the future - a self-sustainable house made entirely of sustainable materials.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldinho will take to the field in this summer’s World Cup in South Africa wearing shirts made of recycled plastic bottles.

The Green Economy Initiative (GEI) is designed to assist governments in 'greening' their economies by reshaping and refocusing policies, investments and spending towards a range of sectors - such as clean technologies, renewable energies, water services, green transportation, waste management, green buildings and sustainable agriculture and forests.

A 'World Environment Organization', similar to the World Trade Organization, could be formed as part of environmental governance reform, according to a meeting of environment ministers decided.

Leading associations in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) have teamed up to measure the sector's energy consumption and coordinate action on deploying technologies that contribute to the EU's climate and energy goals.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to massively cut greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain within five years - an effort the retailer said is equivalent to taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road for a year.