IT’S hardly a thought uppermost in their minds, but people working in their gardens these days, as they prepare to grow their own vegetables, are helping to make the world a better and healthier place.

A NEW way of reporting pollution is welcome, but tricky. An iPhone app, launched by the EPA, makes it easy to contact your local authority, on-the-spot, with a complaint.

AS I type, I’m keeping one eye on a cat lurking in the bushes near a bird feeder outside the window.

OUR wetlands are not just for scientists to study; they are there to be enjoyed by everyone.

A RECENT attack by a fox on a month-old baby, in London, has highlighted the fact that the madra rua is as much an urban as a rural animal.

THE high cost of petrol and diesel has forced many people to cut back on their driving, or at least to think a second time before making some journeys. Reduced traffic volumes on our roads, especially at night, has become apparent in the past few years.

SOMETHING that comes up again and again is how one arm of the State can do its business without having any regard to other arms.

A GROWING awareness of the value of our wetlands has become noticeable, often for practical reasons given that they act as water purifiers and play a vital role in flood control.

WHAT would our grandmothers say if they ever saw us paying for bottles of water?

THE day when the majority of seafood will be farmed is fast-approaching, adding to concerns among environmentalists fearful for the conservation of wild stocks, especially salmon.